If an employee's income is ₹72,000, the amount he spends is 40% higher than his savings. Therefore, his savings (in ₹) is:
30,000
Let the savings be x. Therefore, the amount spent is x + 0.4x = 1.4x. The total income is x + 1.4x = 72,000. Solving for x gives savings = ₹30,000.
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