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A man spent 15/16 of his entire fortune in buying a car $7500. How much money did he possess?

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X=his fortune
15/16X=7500
X=7500 x 16/15
X=8000
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Answer:

Man has total $8000 money

Explanation:

Let the total money he had be x

Now, as he spent
(15)/(16) of his money in buying a car

and, it is also given that price of car is $7500

So, we can write it as,


(15)/(16) * x = 7500


x= (7500 *16)/(15)


x=(120000)/(15)\\

⇒ x = 8000

Hence, before buying car he has $8000.

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