A person loses 75% of his money in thefirst bet, 75% of the remaining

1.	A person loses 75% of his money in thefirst bet, 75% of the remaining in the_second and 75% of the remaining inthe third bet and returns home with- Rs. 2 only. His initial money was
Answer» 227 is the right answer let his initial money = X rs A/Q(25%of 25%of 25%of X) = 2 (25/10025/10025/100X) = 2 X/64 = 2 X = 264 = 128 rs HENCE, His initial money = 128 rs (ANS)

A person loses 75% of his money in thefirst bet, 75% of the remaining in the_second and 75% of the remaining inthe third bet and returns home with- Rs. 2 only. His initial money was

Answer»

227 is the right answer

let his initial money = X rs

A/Q(25%of 25%of 25%of X) = 2 (25/100*25/100*25/100*X) = 2

X/64 = 2

X = 2*64 = 128 rs

HENCE, His initial money = 128 rs (ANS)