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One year ago the ratio between Maneela’s and Shanthi’s salary was 3 : 4. The ratios of their individual salaries between last year’s and this year’s salaries are 4 : 5 and 2 : 3 respectively. At present the total of their salary is Rs. 4160. The salary of Maneela, now is?
         
       
      
      
      
          
      
      
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         Answer: A) Rs. 1600         
         
Explanation: Let the salaries of Maneela and Shanthi one year before be M1, S1 & now be M2, S2 respectively.
Then, from the given data,
M1/S1 = 3/4  .....(1)
M1/M2 = 4/5 .....(2)
S1/S2 = 2/3  .....(3)
and M2 + S2 = 4160  .....(4)
 
Solving all these eqtns, we get M2 = Rs. 1600.
       
      
      
      
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