A man loses 20% of his money. After spending 25% of the remainder
A man loses 20% of his money. After spending 25% of the remainder, he has ₹ 480 left. What is the amount of money he originally had?
- ₹ 600
- ₹ 720
- ₹ 800
- ₹ 840
Answer
Let the original amount of money be ₹ x.
So, After losing 20% of his money, he has (1 - 0.2) x = 0.8 x
Now, he spends 25% of this money, so we have,
0.8x × (1 - 0.25) = 480
⇨ x = 480 / 0.6 = 800
The correct option is C.