Per day wage rate of workers is reduced 50% due to economic slowdown. After one year, the wage rate is increased by 60%. If the per day wage rate before the decrease was Tk 100, then what is the per day wage rate now?

Per day wage rate of workers is reduced 50% due to economic slowdown. After one year, the wage rate is increased by 60%. If the per day wage rate before the decrease was Tk 100, then what is the per day wage rate now? Correct Answer 80

before the decrease, the wage rate = 100 tkdue to economic slowdown, after decrease the wage rate =100-100×50100 = 100 -50 = 50after increase(after one year), the wage rate now = 50 + 50×60100                                                                                              = 50 + 30                                                                                              = 80 tk (Ans.)

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