The salary of a person is increased by 20% of his original salary. But he received the same amount even…

Let the original salary be $100$; after a $20\%$ increase, the new salary is $120$. Since he received only $100$, the unpaid amount is $20$ out of $120$, which…

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The salary of a person is increased by 20% of his original salary. But he received the same amount even after increment. What is the percentage of his salary he did not receive ?

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Let the original salary be $100$ ; after a $20\%$ increase, the new salary is $120$ . Since he received only $100$ , the unpaid amount is $20$ out of $120$ , which is $\frac{20}{120} \times 100\% = \frac{50}{3}\%$ .

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