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Out of his monthly salary, Dhiren invested `30%` in mututal funds.. From his remaining salary .he paid `20%` towards house-rent and the respective ratio between his expenses .towards house-rent, .grocery and medicine was 7:12:8. If Dhiren was left with ₹4400,what was his monthly salary?

A

27500

B

25500

C

28000

D

26000

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To solve the problem step by step, we will denote Dhiren's monthly salary as \( S \). ### Step 1: Calculate the amount invested in mutual funds Dhiren invested 30% of his salary in mutual funds. \[ \text{Investment in mutual funds} = 0.30 \times S \] ### Step 2: Calculate the remaining salary after investment The remaining salary after the investment is: \[ \text{Remaining salary} = S - 0.30S = 0.70S \] ### Step 3: Calculate the house rent expense Dhiren paid 20% of his remaining salary towards house rent. \[ \text{House rent} = 0.20 \times (0.70S) = 0.14S \] ### Step 4: Set up the ratio of expenses The ratio of Dhiren's expenses towards house rent, grocery, and medicine is given as 7:12:8. Let the common multiple be \( x \). Thus, we can express the expenses as: - House rent = \( 7x \) - Grocery = \( 12x \) - Medicine = \( 8x \) ### Step 5: Relate house rent to the total expenses From Step 3, we know that: \[ 7x = 0.14S \] To find \( x \): \[ x = \frac{0.14S}{7} = 0.02S \] ### Step 6: Calculate grocery and medicine expenses Now we can calculate the expenses for grocery and medicine: - Grocery = \( 12x = 12 \times 0.02S = 0.24S \) - Medicine = \( 8x = 8 \times 0.02S = 0.16S \) ### Step 7: Calculate total expenses The total expenses can now be calculated as: \[ \text{Total expenses} = \text{House rent} + \text{Grocery} + \text{Medicine} + \text{Mutual funds} \] \[ \text{Total expenses} = 0.14S + 0.24S + 0.16S + 0.30S = 0.84S \] ### Step 8: Calculate savings Dhiren's savings are given as ₹4400, which can be expressed as: \[ \text{Savings} = S - \text{Total expenses} = S - 0.84S = 0.16S \] Setting this equal to ₹4400: \[ 0.16S = 4400 \] ### Step 9: Solve for \( S \) To find \( S \): \[ S = \frac{4400}{0.16} = 27500 \] ### Final Answer Dhiren's monthly salary is ₹27,500. ---
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