‘A’ and ‘B’ have pocket money in the ratio of 3 : 4. After the day’s work, ‘A’ earned ₹ 600 while ‘B’ earned ₹ 500. However, ‘A’ spent ₹ 150 and ‘B’ spent ₹ 100 during the day. If they have equal amount of money at the end of the day, then the pocket money ‘A’ had in the morning is:
₹ 150
₹ 200
₹ 250
₹ 100
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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2023
– Formulate expressions for the final amounts for A and B by adding earnings and subtracting spending.
– Set the final amounts equal to each other based on the problem statement.
– Solve the resulting linear equation for the variable x.
– Calculate the initial pocket money for A using the value of x.