A man loses 20% of his money. After spending 25% of the remaining, he has left with 
480. What was the amount of money he originally had?
a)
840
b)
800
c)
720
d)
600
A man loses 20% of his money. After spending 25% of the remaining, he has left with 480. What was the amount of money he originally had?
a)
840
b)
800
c)
720
d)
600
Question ID - 56514 | SaraNextGen Top Answer
A man loses 20% of his money. After spending 25% of the remaining, he has left with 480. What was the amount of money he originally had?
a)
840
b)
800
c)
720
d)
600
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Answer Key / Explanation : (b) -
Let originally the man had 
Money left, after losing 20%=
of 
Again, he spends 25% of the remaining ∴ Money left 
According to problem, we have 
Alternative Method:
Let the original amount of money be 
According to problem, we have (100
of 
of 
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