Question

In a school function, $Rs.360$ remained after spending $82\%$ of the money. How much money was there in the beginning? Verify your answer.

Answer 1

Given: Remaining amount$=360$

Percentage spent $=82$%

So remaining $=100-82=18$

So $18$% of total is $360$

Total $=\frac{100\times 360}{18}$

Total$=2000$

$Rs.2000$ money was there in the beginning.

Verification : $82$% of $2000$$=\frac{82}{100}\times 2000=1640$

Remaining amount $=2000-1640=360$