Question

a man lost 20% of his money. after spending 25% of his remainder he has Rs. 480 left.

Answer 1

Let the original price be x.
He lost 20% of x.
Remaining money= x- x/5 = 4x/5
He again spent 25%of 4x/5=x/5
Remaining money= 4x/5 - x/5= 3x/5

By the problem,
3x/5= 480
or, x=480×5/3= 800

Ans. Rs.800

Answer 2

let the original amount of money be rs=x
after losing 20% of his money he as (1.025)x=0.8x
now he spend 25% of this money so he have
0.8x ×(1-0.25)=480
x=480 / 0.6=800