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Henry's spending

by saurabhmahajan » Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:58 pm
This year Henry will save a certain amount of his income, and he will spend the rest. Next year Henry will have no income, but for each dollar that he saves this year, he will have 1 + r dollars available to spend.In terms of r, what fraction of his income should Henry save this year so that next year the amount he has available to spend will be equal to half the amount that he spends this year?

(A) 1/r+2

(B) 1/2r+2

(C) 1/3r+2

(D) 1/r+3

(E) 1/2r+3
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by kvcpk » Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:19 am
saurabhmahajan wrote:This year Henry will save a certain amount of his income, and he will spend the rest. Next year Henry will have no income, but for each dollar that he saves this year, he will have 1 + r dollars available to spend.In terms of r, what fraction of his income should Henry save this year so that next year the amount he has available to spend will be equal to half the amount that he spends this year?

(A) 1/r+2

(B) 1/2r+2

(C) 1/3r+2

(D) 1/r+3

(E) 1/2r+3
Let the Income of Henry be X
Let the income Henry saves be S dollars
Therefore Henry will have S(1+r) dollars to spend next year.
Fraction to save = S/X
Now,
S(1+r) = (X-S)/2
2S(1+r) = (X-S)
X = 3S+2rS

Therefore S/X = S/S(3+2r)
= 1/(3+2r)


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by likithae » Wed Aug 11, 2010 1:12 am
kvcpk wrote:
saurabhmahajan wrote:This year Henry will save a certain amount of his income, and he will spend the rest. Next year Henry will have no income, but for each dollar that he saves this year, he will have 1 + r dollars available to spend.In terms of r, what fraction of his income should Henry save this year so that next year the amount he has available to spend will be equal to half the amount that he spends this year?

(A) 1/r+2

(B) 1/2r+2

(C) 1/3r+2

(D) 1/r+3

(E) 1/2r+3
Let the Income of Henry be X
Let the income Henry saves be S dollars
Therefore Henry will have S(1+r) dollars to spend next year.
Fraction to save = S/X
Now,
S(1+r) = (X-S)/2
2S(1+r) = (X-S)
X = 3S+2rS

Therefore S/X = S/S(3+2r)
= 1/(3+2r)


Hope this helps!!
thanks, but explain me in different approach.........
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