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(B) Suppose his salary is $₹ x$.After deducting $10\%$ for house rent,the remaining balance is $x 	imes (1 - 0.10) = 0.90x$.He spends $15\%$ of the r

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$2000$

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(B) Suppose his salary is $₹ x$.After deducting $10\%$ for house rent,the remaining balance is $x 	imes (1 - 0.10) = 0.90x$.He spends $15\%$ of the remainder on education,so the balance left is $0.90x 	imes (1 - 0.15) = 0.90x 	imes 0.85 = 0.765x$.He spends $10\%$ of this balance on clothes,so the final balance left is $0.765x 	imes (1 - 0.10) = 0.765x 	imes 0.90 = 0.6885x$.Given that the final balance is $₹ 1377$,we have:$0.6885x = 1377$$x = \frac{1377}{0.6885}$$x = 2000$Therefore,his salary is $₹ 2000$.

From the salary of an officer,$10\%$ is deducted as house rent,$15\%$ of the rest he spends on children's education,and $10\%$ of the balance,he spends on clothes. After this expenditure,he is left with $₹ 1377$. His salary is:

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