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William gets two successive hikes of 10% and 20% in his salary, while
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03 Apr 2023, 01:21
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William gets two successive hikes of 10% and 20% in his salary, while his boss Kim gets a 10% hike. After these hikes William’s salary becomes \(\frac{3}{5}\) of the salary of his boss Kim. If the difference between their original salaries is $30,000, what is the current salary of Kim?
$45,000
$60,000
$66,000
$90,000
$160,000
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Re: William gets two successive hikes of 10% and 20% in his salary, while
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04 Apr 2023, 17:57
04 Apr 2023, 17:57
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William salary = 100W
Kim Salary = 100K
After hike William salary = 100W * 1.1 * 1.2 = 132W
After hike Kim salary = 100K * 1.1 = 110K
110K = 132W
W = 10K/12
Initial
100K - 100W = 30000
K - W = 300
K - 10K/12 = 300
2K = 3600
So 110K = 198000
Am I missing something ?
Kim Salary = 100K
After hike William salary = 100W * 1.1 * 1.2 = 132W
After hike Kim salary = 100K * 1.1 = 110K
110K = 132W
W = 10K/12
Initial
100K - 100W = 30000
K - W = 300
K - 10K/12 = 300
2K = 3600
So 110K = 198000
Am I missing something ?
Re: William gets two successive hikes of 10% and 20% in his salary, while
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07 Apr 2023, 11:29
07 Apr 2023, 11:29
I keep re-working this question and getting 198,000 as the solution. However, the book says the answer is C. The only way I can obtain C as the correct answer is if the original question is wrong and that William's final salary is only 60% of Kim's and not equal to Kim's. Does anyone know if this question has a typo?
