A person loses 20% of his money. After spending 25% of the remaining he has Rs. 480 left. How much money did he have previously?
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let he had x
then he lost =x*(20/100)=x/5
rest of money=x-x/5=4x/5
then 25% of rest money=4x/5*(25/100)
=x/5
then
x/5+x/5+480=x
or x-2x/5=480
or 3x/5=480
or x=(480*5)/3
or x=600.............(ans)
then he lost =x*(20/100)=x/5
rest of money=x-x/5=4x/5
then 25% of rest money=4x/5*(25/100)
=x/5
then
x/5+x/5+480=x
or x-2x/5=480
or 3x/5=480
or x=(480*5)/3
or x=600.............(ans)
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