After a 25% raise, an employee's salary is ₹50,000. What was the origi…

Question

After a 25% raise, an employee's salary is ₹50,000. What was the original salary?

Accepted Answer

B. $₹40,000$

Original × 1.25 = 50,000. Original = 50,000 / 1.25 = ₹40,000. The trap (50,000 × 0.75 = ₹37,500) wrongly applies 25% to the NEW value instead of dividing.

Answer

$₹37,500$

Answer

$₹45,000$

Answer

$₹62,500$

After a 25% raise, an employee's salary is ₹50,000. What was the original salary?

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