Question

If John went to the mall with a huge sum of money, he spent on 1/7 on Cloth and the remainder 1/5 on shoes. If he had $300 left. How much did John go to the mall with?

Answer 1

Answer:    First of let the person concerned is having rupees x at the beginning.

   Then given that he spent 1/2 of x on clothing

   2/3 of the remaining on food, remaining is 1/2 becoz 1/2 is spent on clothing then 2/3 of1/2 is 1/3

   1/2 +1/3=5/6 is spent total ,remaining is 1/6 and given is 100 rupee remaining

   So 1/6=100 then 1=600

   So the person had 600 rupee at the beginning

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