Question

Mr. Mehra gave one-third of his money to his son, one-fifth of his money to his daughter, and the remaining amount to his wife. If his wife got Rs. 91,000, how much money did Mr. Mehra have originally?

Answer 1

Let Mr. Mehra has money = 1

Money given to his son = `1/3`

and the money given to his daughter = `1/5`

∴ Remaining money given to his wife

= `1-(1/3+1/5)`

= `1-(5+3)/15`

= `1-8/15`

= `(15-8)/15`

= `7/15`

∴ `7/15` of his money = Rs. 91000

∴ Total money = Rs.`(91000xx15)/7`

= Rs. 13,000 × 15

= Rs. 1,95,000