Aptitude - Percentage - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Percentage - General Questions (Q.No. 12)
12.
Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week?
Rs. 200
Rs. 250
Rs. 300
None of these
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Let the sum paid to Y per week be Rs. z.

Then, z + 120% of z = 550.

z + 120 z = 550
100

11 z = 550
5

z = 550 x 5   = 250.
11

Discussion:
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Sai sadwik said:   6 years ago
x + 1.2x = 550.
2.2x = 550,
x = 250.
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Vaidehi said:   6 years ago
If y get 100 and x get 120.
So sum of 100 and 120 is 220.
Now we directly get answer see,

If total is 220 so y get 100.
If total is 550 so y get ?
Let's solve it;
550*100/220 = 250.
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San said:   6 years ago
Let y be 120% of x then,
550 = x +120x/100,
Or x=55000/220 =250.
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Nagaraju said:   1 decade ago
x+y = 550.
y = 550-x.
x = 120/100(550-x).
x = 300.
y = 250.
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Lalit said:   1 decade ago
Given,
X=120/100 Y.
X=6/5 Y.

Now X+Y=550.
And 6/5 Y+Y=550.

11Y/5=550.
Y/5=50.
Y=250.

Hope you would find it more simple then other method.
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Madhavi said:   7 years ago
Thanks @Ram.

Santosh said:   7 years ago
Good, thank for explaining @Ramesh.

Venu said:   7 years ago
X : Y = 120 : 100 --> 6:5.
Y's pay = (5/11)X550 = 250.

Aswin mohamed said:   7 years ago
Thanks for explaining @Ramesh.

Krishn said:   7 years ago
X is gaining 20% more than y.

X ------> Y
5 ------> 6.

5 + 6 = 11.
11>>>>>550.
1 >>>>>>50.
5 >>>>>>250.
( 6 is 120% of 5).


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