Question

A boy spend 3/5 of his money on clothes, 1/10 on his shoes and still has Rs. 240 is still left with him. Find the money he had in the begging​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: A boy spent \dfrac{3}{5}

5

3

of his money on clothes and \dfrac{1}{4}

4

1

of the remaining on buying shoes. He has initially Rs. 2400

To find: Money he spent on shoes

Step-by-step explanation:

Boy has money = Rs. 2400

Money spent on cloth = \dfrac{3}{5} \times \text {Total money }=\dfrac{3}{5} \times2400= 1440

5

3

×Total money =

5

3

×2400=1440

Remaining money = Total money - money spend on cloth

= 2400- 1440 = Rs. \text { } 960=2400−1440=Rs. 960

Money spent on shoes = \dfrac{1}{4}\times \text { Remaining money } = \dfrac{1}{4}\times 960=Rs. \text { } 240

4

1

× Remaining money =

4

1

×960=Rs. 240

Hence, he spent Rs. 240 on shoes