SOLUTION: Ram donated 1/10 of his salary to an orphanage,1/3 of his salary spent on food,1/4 of his salary on rent and 1/20 of his salary on telephone. He was left with Rs5000 inPM relief fu

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Question 1038196: Ram donated 1/10 of his salary to an orphanage,1/3 of his salary spent on food,1/4 of his salary on rent and 1/20 of his salary on telephone. He was left with Rs5000 inPM relief fund for uttarakhand victims. He was left with Rs3000 with him, find his monthly salary?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let his salary be x
x/10 +x/4 + x/3 + x/20 +5000 is what he spent

he had balance of Rs 3000
x - (x/10 +x/4 + x/3 + x/20 +5000 ) =3000
Multiply the equation by LCM 60
60x-6x-15x-20x-3x -300000=180000
16x= 180000+300000
16x=480000
x=30000
His salary Rs 30,000 .00