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From the salary of an officer, 10% is deducted as house rent, 15% of the rest he spends on children’s education and 10% of the balance he spends on clothes. After this expenditure he is left with Rs 1377. His salary is
Let the salary be s.
Home rent = s/10
Education = 15% of 9s/10 = 135s/1000
Balance = s - (s/10 + 135s/1000) = s - 235s/1000 = 765s/1000
Clorhes = 765s/10000
Left salary = 765s/1000 * 9/10 = 6885/10000 s
Given : 6885s /10000 = 1377
s = 2000
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