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COVID-19 pandemic turned life upside-down for many families across the world. Mr. Abhishek was working as a sale executive in a famous Marketing Company. Due to COVID19 pandemic lockdown and restrictions, Mr. Abhishek was not able to achieve his monthly targets which resulted in the reduction of his salary. So far, he spent his income lavishly without any planning and prior calculations. However, the prevailing situation compelled him to plan his expenditure to adjust his life to the present income. Therefore, he analysed his spendings of last year i.e., 2019, so that he can plan his present year 2020 spendings. Through his brief analysis, he found that in the year 2019, he spent 23 per cent of his income on food, 15 per cent on Housing, and 12 per cent on his child’s education. For his transport, he spent 10 per cent, and for clothing of his family he spent 10 per cent. In the meanwhile, Mr. Abishek also saved 15 per cent of his income in the year 2019, and the remaining 20 per cent of expenditure he kept as other spendings. Answer the following questions to provide deeper insight to Mr. Abhishek.
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If the total amount spent during the year 2019 was ₹ 56,000, what was the amount spent on food?
If the total amount spent during the year 2019 was ₹ 56,000, what was the amount spent on food?
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- ₹ 12,000
- ₹ 12,880
- ₹ 23,880
- ₹ 23,000
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The Correct Option is B
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The correct Answer is (B): ₹ 12,880.
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Food accounted for 23% of the family's total spending in 2019, which is given as ₹56,000. Applying this share directly to the total settles the amount spent on food.
- ₹12,000: close to the right figure but not exact, since it does not carry the 23% share through precisely.
- ₹12,880: \( 0.23 \times 56000 = 12880 \), matching the food share applied to the total exactly.
- ₹23,880: mixes up the 23% figure itself with a rupee amount rather than applying it as a share of 56,000.
- ₹23,000: also confuses the percentage figure with a rupee value instead of computing 23% of 56,000.
Working it out directly, \( 23\% \text{ of } 56000 = 0.23 \times 56000 = 12880 \).
So the correct answer is option (B), ₹12,880.
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If the total amount spent was ₹ 56,000, how much money was spent on clothing and housing together?
If the total amount spent was ₹ 56,000, how much money was spent on clothing and housing together?
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- ₹ 11,500
- ₹12,500
- ₹14,000
- ₹ 15,000
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The correct Answer is (C): ₹14,000.
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Clothing takes up 10% of the total spending and housing takes up 15%, so together they make up 25% of the ₹56,000 total.
- ₹11,500: too low for 25% of 56,000.
- ₹12,500: still short of the combined 25% share.
- ₹14,000: \( 0.25 \times 56000 = 14000 \), matching clothing and housing added together.
- ₹15,000: too high for the combined 10% and 15% shares.
Adding the two shares, \(10\% + 15\% = 25\%\), and applying that to ₹56,000 gives \( 0.25 \times 56000 = 14000 \).
So the correct answer is option (C), ₹14,000.
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What was the ratio of the total amount of money spent on housing to that spent on education?
What was the ratio of the total amount of money spent on housing to that spent on education?
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- 5:2
- 2:5
- 4:5
- 5:4
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The correct Answer is (D): 5:4
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Housing takes up 15% of total spending and education takes up 12%. The ratio between them can be simplified directly.
- 5:2: does not match 15:12 once simplified.
- 2:5: reverses the ratio and also does not match.
- 4:5: reverses the correct order of housing to education.
- 5:4: \( 15 : 12 = 5 : 4 \) after dividing both terms by 3, matching this option exactly.
Dividing both parts of \(15:12\) by their common factor 3 gives \(5:4\).
So the correct answer is option (D), 5:4.
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If the total expenditure of the family for the year 2019 was ₹ 56,000, what was the amount saved by the family during the year?
If the total expenditure of the family for the year 2019 was ₹ 56,000, what was the amount saved by the family during the year?
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- ₹ 8,400
- ₹ 5,600
- ₹ 6,900
- ₹ 3,067
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The correct Answer is (A): ₹ 8,400
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Savings made up 15% of the family's total spending figure for the year, given as ₹56,000. Applying this share directly settles the amount saved.
- ₹8,400: \( 0.15 \times 56000 = 8400 \), matching the 15% savings share applied to the total.
- ₹5,600: this is exactly 10% of 56,000, not the 15% figure asked for.
- ₹6,900: does not correspond to any of the shares given in the passage.
- ₹3,067: too small to represent 15% of 56,000.
Working it out directly, \( 15\% \text{ of } 56000 = 0.15 \times 56000 = 8400 \).
So the correct answer is option (A), ₹8,400.
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If the total amount spent during the year 2019 was ₹ 56,000, the amount spent on other spendings and clothing together was higher than
If the total amount spent during the year 2019 was ₹ 56,000, the amount spent on other spendings and clothing together was higher than
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- Housing and Child Education
- Food and Transport
- Food and Housing
- Housing and Saving
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The correct Answer is (A): Housing and Child Education.
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Other spendings (20%) and clothing (10%) together make up 30% of the ₹56,000 total, which is ₹16,800. Each option can be checked against this figure by adding its own two shares and converting to rupees.
- Housing and Child Education: \(15\% + 12\% = 27\%\), which is \(0.27 \times 56000 = 15120\). Since \(16800 > 15120\), other spendings and clothing together are indeed higher than this pair.
- Food and Transport: \(23\% + 10\% = 33\%\), which is \(0.33 \times 56000 = 18480\). Since \(16800 < 18480\), other spendings and clothing together are lower than this pair, not higher.
- Food and Housing: \(23\% + 15\% = 38\%\), which is \(0.38 \times 56000 = 21280\). This is well above ₹16,800, so it is not a pair that other spendings and clothing exceed.
- Housing and Saving: \(15\% + 15\% = 30\%\), which is \(0.30 \times 56000 = 16800\), the same amount as other spendings and clothing. Equal is not higher, so this pair does not fit either.
Comparing ₹16,800 against each pair, only Housing and Child Education (₹15,120) comes in lower, so other spendings and clothing together are higher than that pair alone.
So the correct answer is option (A), Housing and Child Education.
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