Samina spent 1/8 of her money to buy books, 1/5 in purchasing clothes and 1/10 on charity. If she still had Rs 15, more than half of her money, find the amount she had originally.
m = the amount she had originally
She spent:
1 / 8 of her money = m / 8 to buy books
1 / 5 of her money = m / 5 in purchasing clothes
and
1 / 10 of her money = m / 10 in purchasing clothes
She spent total: m / 8 + m / 5 + m / 10
Rest of money = m - ( m / 8 + m / 5 + m / 10 ) = m - m / 8 - m / 5 - m / 10
She still had Rs 15, more than half of her money mean:
Rest of money = m / 2 + 15
So:
m / 2 + 15 = m - m / 8 - m / 5 - m / 10
20 ∙ m / 20 ∙ 2 + 40 ∙ 15 / 40 = 40 m / 40 - 5 ∙ m / 5 ∙ 8 - 8 ∙ m / 8 ∙ 5 - 4 ∙ m / 4 ∙ 10
20 m / 40 + 600 / 40 = 40 m / 40 - 5 m / 40 - 8 m / 40 - 4 m / 40
( 20 m + 600 ) / 40 = ( 40 m - 5 m - 8 m - 4 m ) / 40
( 20 m + 600 ) / 40 = 23 m / 40
Multiply both sides by 40
20 m + 600 = 23 m
Subtract 20 m to both sides
20 m + 600 - 20 = 23 m - 20 m
600 = 3 m
3 m = 600
Divide both sides by 3
m = 600 / 3
m = 200 Rs
Proof:
She spent:
1 / 8 of her money = 200 / 8 = 25 Rs to buy books
1 / 5 of her money = 200 / 5 = 40 Rs in purchasing clothes
and
1 / 10 of her money = 200 / 10 = 20 Rs in purchasing clothes
She spent total: 25 + 40 + 20 = 85 Rs
Rest of money = 200 - 85 = 115 Rs = ( 100 + 15 ) Rs = ( 200 / 2 + 15 ) Rs
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Subtract 20 m to both sides
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Let's assume the original amount of money Samina had is represented by "x".
Samina spent 1/8 of her money on books, which is equal to (1/8)x.
She spent 1/5 of her money on clothes, which is equal to (1/5)x.
And she spent 1/10 of her money on charity, which is equal to (1/10)x.
Therefore, the total amount of money Samina spent is:
(1/8)x + (1/5)x + (1/10)x = (5/40)x + (8/40)x + (4/40)x
= (17/40)x.
We also know that she still has Rs 15 more than half of her original money left.
Half of the original money is (1/2)x.
More than half of the original money is [(1/2)x + Rs 15].
So, we can set up the following equation:
(1/2)x + 15 = (17/40)x.
To solve for x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 40 to eliminate the denominators:
40 * [(1/2)x + 15] = 40 * (17/40)x
20x + 600 = 17x.
Subtracting 17x from both sides gives:
20x - 17x + 600 = 17x - 17x
3x + 600 = 0.
Subtracting 600 from both sides gives:
3x + 600 - 600 = 0 - 600
3x = -600.
Dividing both sides by 3 gives:
3x/3 = -600/3
x = -200.
Therefore, the original amount of money Samina had is -200. However, since money cannot be negative, this means there is an error in the problem statement or calculations. Please verify the information provided and try again.
To find the original amount of money Samina had, we can set up an equation using the given information.
Let's assume the original amount of money Samina had is "x".
According to the problem, Samina spent 1/8 of her money on books, 1/5 on clothes, and 1/10 on charity. Therefore, the total amount spent is:
1/8x + 1/5x + 1/10x
To calculate the remaining amount of money, we need to subtract the total amount spent from the original amount:
x - (1/8x + 1/5x + 1/10x)
Simplifying the equation:
x - (5/40x + 8/40x + 4/40x)
x - (17/40x)
According to the problem, the remaining amount is Rs 15 more than half of Samina's money. Mathematically, we can express it as:
x - (17/40x) = (1/2x) + 15
To solve the equation, we can follow the steps:
1. Multiply the equation by 40 to eliminate the denominators:
40x - 17x = 20x + 600
2. Simplify:
23x = 20x + 600
3. Move 20x to the left side:
23x - 20x = 600
3x = 600
4. Divide both sides by 3:
x = 600 / 3
Simplifying:
x = 200
Therefore, the original amount of money Samina had was Rs 200.