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  1. If 6 persons working 8 hours a day earn ₹ 8400 per week, then 9 persons working 6 hours a day will earn per week
    1. ₹ 8400
    2. ₹ 16800
    3. ₹ 9450
    4. ₹ 16200
Correct Option: C

More persons,
more earning
Direct proportion x
Less working hours,
less earning

6 : 9
: : 8400 : x
8 : 6

∴ 6 × 8 × x = 9 × 6 × 8400
or x =
9 × 6 × 8400
= ₹ 9450
6 × 8

Aliter : Using Rule 1,
Here, M1 = 6, T1 = 8, wages = x
M2 = 9, T2 = 6, wages = 8400
6 × 8 × x = 9 × 6 × 8400
x =
9 × 6 × 8400
= Rs 9450
6 × 8



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