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A man starts his job with a certain monthly salary and earns a fixed increment every year. If his salary was 1,500\displaystyle 1,500 after 4\displaystyle 4 years of service and 1,800\displaystyle 1,800 after 10\displaystyle 10 years of service, what was his starting salary and what is the annual increment in rupees?

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A1,300,50\displaystyle 1,300, 50
B1,100,50\displaystyle 1,100, 50
C1,500,30\displaystyle 1,500, 30
DNone of these
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Correct Answer

Option a1,300,50\displaystyle 1,300, 50

All Options:

  • A1,300,50\displaystyle 1,300, 50
  • B1,100,50\displaystyle 1,100, 50
  • C1,500,30\displaystyle 1,500, 30
  • DNone of these

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Detailed Solution & Explanation

Let starting monthly salary be a\displaystyle a and the annual increment be d\displaystyle d.
Given:
1) Salary after 4\displaystyle 4 years: a+4d=1500\displaystyle a + 4d = 1500
2) Salary after 10\displaystyle 10 years: a+10d=1800\displaystyle a + 10d = 1800

Subtracting the first equation from the second:
6d=300    d=506d = 300 \implies d = 50

Substitute d=50\displaystyle d = 50 into the first equation:
a+4(50)=1500    a+200=1500    a=1300a + 4(50) = 1500 \implies a + 200 = 1500 \implies a = 1300
So the starting salary was 1,300\displaystyle 1,300 and the annual increment is 50\displaystyle 50.
Hence, **Option A** is the correct answer.

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Arithmetic & Geometric Progressions

This chapter covers Arithmetic Progressions (AP) and Geometric Progressions (GP). Students learn how to find the nth term, sum of n terms, arithmetic/geometric means, and sum to infinity of a GP.

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