CAT 2023 Slot 1 QA Question 13: The salaries of three friends Sita, Gita and Mita are initially in the ratio 5 : 6 : 7, respectively. In the first year, they get salary hikes of 20%, 25% and 20%, respectively. In the second year, Si

Question

The salaries of three friends Sita, Gita and Mita are initially in the ratio 5 : 6 : 7, respectively. In the first year, they get salary hikes of 20%, 25% and 20%, respectively. In the second year, Si

Accepted Answer

Let their initial salaries be 5, 6 and 7 units.

After the first year:
$Sita = 5 	imes 1.2 = 6$
$Gita = 6 	imes 1.25 = 7.5$
$Mita = 7 	imes 1.2 = 8.4$

After the second year, Sita and Mita have salaries
$Sita = 6 	imes 1.4 = 8.4$
$Mita = 8.4 	imes 1.25 = 10.5$

Let Gita’s final salary be G. It