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and the annual increment be Rs. y

A man starts his job with a certain monthly salary and a fixed increment every year.

If his salary will be Rs. 11000 after 2 years and Rs. 14000 after 4 years of his service.

What is his starting salary and what is the annual increment.

(Q)

Sol.

Let the starting salary be Rs. x

Starting salary

Rs. 100

Annual Increment

Rs. 10

Salary after 1 year =

100

+

10

Salary after 2 years =

100

+

10

Salary after 3 years =

100

+

10

Salary after 4 year =

100

+

10

2 ×

3 ×

4 ×

As per the 1st given condition,

x

+

2

y

= 11000

As per the 2nd given condition,

x

+

4

= 14000

y

........(ii)

.......(i)

Starting salary + 2 (Increment)

Starting salary + 4 (Increment)

In all these examples we can see that

The starting salary and annual increment remains the same

But the no. of year changes

x + y

x + 2y

x + 3y

x + 4 y

x + 2 y

x + 4 y

Since we don’t know the starting salary and annual increment

Let us assume

Salary after 1 year =

Salary after 2 years =

Salary after 4 years =

Salary after 3 years =

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

Starting salary + 3 (Increment)

Starting salary + Increment

What we need to find?

In this sum we have considered starting salary to be ‘x’ and annual increment to ‘y’

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A man starts his job with a certain monthly salary and a fixed increment every year.

If his salary will be Rs. 11000 after 2 years and Rs. 14000 after 4 years of his service.

What is his starting salary and what is the annual increment.

(Q)

Subtracting (ii) from (i),

x + 2y = 11000

x + 4y = 14000

–2y

 

(–) (–) (–)

∴ y = 1500

Substituting y = 1500 in (i),

x

+

= 11000

x

= 11000

x

=

x

= 8000

The starting salary of man is Rs.8000 and his fixed annual increment is Rs.1500.

2 (1500)

+

3000

11000

3000

=

– 3000

and the annual increment be Rs. y

Sol.

Let the starting salary be Rs. x

As per the 1st given condition,

+

2

y

= 11000

As per the 2nd given condition,

x

+

4

= 14000

y

........(ii)

.......(i)

x