Question

Niharika earns Rs. 1200 per week working at a part-time job. After taxes, her pay cheque is only 78% of what she earned. What is the amount payable to Niharika?
A. Rs. 897.00
B. Rs. 962.00
C. Rs. 936.00
D. Rs. 900.00

Answer 1

Hint: Given Niharika gets only 78% of what she earned after cutting all her taxes. To get the payable amount to Niharika Multiply her weekly salary with 78 and divide by 100.


Complete step-by-step solution:
We are given that Niharika earns Rs. 1200 per week at her part-time job. But only gets 78% of her weekly salary after paying all her taxes.
We have to find the amount payable to Niharika.
Weekly-salary of Niharika= Rs. 1200
Percentage of salary which she actually gets= 78%
Amount payable is
$
   = 1200 \times 78\% \\
   = 1200 \times \dfrac{{78}}{{100}} \\
   = 1200 \times 0.78 \\
   = 936 \\
 $
The amount which is payable to Niharika is Rs. 936.
Therefore, from among the options given in the question option c is correct which is Rs. 936.00


Note: In Mathematics, a percentage is a number or ratio that represents a fraction of 100. It is denoted by the symbol “%” or simply as “percent”. 78% is equivalent to the decimal 0.78, or the fraction 78/100.Percentages is used as interest rates in banks, discounts in shopping malls and online websites.