Question

Mr X went shopping with a certain amount of money. He spent Rs. 10(¼) on buying a pen and Rs. 25(¾) in food. He then gave the remaining Rs. 16(½) to his friend. Calculate how much money he initially had.

Answer 1

Rs. 52
`(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Amount spent on buying a food = Rs. 25.75

Amount spend on buying pen = Rs. 10.25

Amount given out to friend = Rs. 16.5

Unknown:

The total money he initially had = ?

Solution:

The total money he initially had :

= amount spent on food + amount spent on pen + amount given to friend

= Rs. 25.75 + Rs. 10.25 + Rs. 16.5

= Rs. 52.5 or Rs. 52
`(1)/(2)`