Gaurav spent 1/3 of his pocket money on books and 3/4 of the remaining on chocolates. If he spent a total of Rs. 62.50, how much money did he have at first ?
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Gaurav spent 1/3 of his pocket money on books and 3/4 of the remaining on chocolates. If he spent a total of Rs. 62.50, how much money did he have at first ?
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Let be the total money, Gaurav had in the beginning.
As per question, he spent on books i.e. .
Remaining amount = = .
Now, of the remaining spent on chocolates i.e.
As per question, total money spent on books and chocolates is Rs. 62.50.
Hence, Gaurav had Rs. 75 at first.