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The ratio of income of two persons is and that of their expenditures is . If they save ₹ and ₹ respectively, their incomes are:

  1. A
    and ₹
  2. B
    and ₹
  3. C
    and ₹
  4. D
    and ₹

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let the incomes of the two persons be and , and their expenditures be and .
Since , we can set up the following equations:

1.
2.

From equation (2), solve for :



Substitute this value of into equation (1):











Now find :



Now, calculate their incomes:

* First person's income =
* Second person's income =

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The ratio of income of two persons is and that of their expenditures is . If they save ₹ and ₹ respectively, their incomes are:
A
and ₹
B
and ₹
C
and ₹
D
and ₹

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