A man got a 10% increase in his salary. If his new salary is Rs 1,54,000, find his original salary.

Explanation

To find the original salary of the man before the 10% increase, we can follow these steps:

### Step 1: Understand the relationship between the original salary and the increased salary.
Let the original salary be \( X \). When there is a 10% increase in the salary, the new salary becomes:
\[ \text{New Salary} = \text{Original Salary} + \text{Increase} \]
The increase can be calculated as \( 10\% \) of the original salary, which is \( \frac{10}{100} \times X = \frac{X}{10} \).
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