A man saves a certain portion of his income during a year and spends the remaining portion on his personal expenses. Next year his income increases by 40% but his savings increase by 100%. If his total expenditure in 2 years is double his expenditure in 1st year, What %age of his income in the first year did he save?	Answers: A) 45 % B) 40 % C) 25 % D) 28 % E) 33.33 %

Rationale: i year best is to give a number to his income , say 100 . . and let saving be x . . so expenditure = 100 - x next year - income = 140 savings = 2 x expenditure = 140 - 2 x . . now 140 - 2 x + 100 - x = 2 ( 100 - x ) . . . 240 - 3 x = 200 - 2 x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x = 40 . . . saving % = 40 / 100 * 100 = 40 % answer : b
Answer: B