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A man spends $30\%$ of his salary on rent, $20\%$ on groceries, and $25\%$ on other expenses. If he saves Rs. $9,000$, what is his salary?

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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper (25-Sep-2025) (Shift 3)
The correct answer is
Rs. 36,000

Calculate Total Salary from Expenses and Savings

The question asks for the total salary given the percentages spent on various items and the amount saved.

Identify Given Information

  • Rent expenses: $30\%$ of salary
  • Groceries expenses: $20\%$ of salary
  • Other expenses: $25\%$ of salary
  • Amount saved: Rs. $9,000$

Calculate Total Percentage Spent

First, sum the percentages of the salary spent on different expenses:

Total Spent Percentage = Rent Percentage + Groceries Percentage + Other Expenses Percentage

Total Spent Percentage = $30\% + 20\% + 25\% = 75\%$

Calculate Percentage Saved

The percentage of the salary saved is the remaining portion after all expenses:

Percentage Saved = $100\% - \text{Total Spent Percentage}$

Percentage Saved = $100\% - 75\% = 25\%$

Calculate Total Salary

We know that $25\%$ of the total salary is equal to the amount saved (Rs. $9,000$). Let the total salary be 'S'.

Therefore, $25\%$ of S = Rs. $9,000$

Or, $ \frac{25}{100} \times S = 9000 $

To find the total salary (S), rearrange the equation:

$ S = \frac{9000 \times 100}{25} $

$ S = 9000 \times 4 $

$ S = 36000 $

The man's total salary is Rs. $36,000$.

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