One year ago the ratio between Smith and John salary was 3:4. The individual ratios between their last year’s and this year’s salary are 4:5 and 2:3 respectively. At present the total of their salary is Rs.4160. The salary of Smith now is?
Correct Option is: B Let the salaries of Smith and John one year before be x1 ,y1 respectively.
∴ x1/y1 = 3/4 ……(1)
x2 + y2 = 4160 …..(2)
From equations (1) and (2)
x2 = Rs. 1600.