Asked in: July 2025 board paperIn an agriculture field the ratio of salary of skilled and unskilled workers is 5 : 4. Total salary of one day of both of them is ₹ 900. Find daily wages of skilled and unskilled workers.

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Answer: Skilled worker ₹ 500 per day; unskilled worker ₹ 400 per day

Let the daily wage of a skilled worker be ₹ \(x\) and of an unskilled worker be ₹ \(y\).

Ratio condition: \(\dfrac{x}{y} = \dfrac{5}{4} \Rightarrow 4x = 5y \Rightarrow 4x - 5y = 0\) …(I)

Total condition: \(x + y = 900\) …(II)

Multiply (II) by 5: \(5x + 5y = 4500\) …(III)

Add (I) and (III): \(9x = 4500 \Rightarrow x = 500\)

From (II): \(y = 900 - 500 = 400\)

Check: \(500 : 400 = 5 : 4\) ✓.

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