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A man spends one fifth of the money in his wallet. He then spends one fifth of what remains in his wallet. HE spends 36.00 in all. How much money did he begin with?
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Say the men started with money =x
ist time when he spends =x/5
so remaining in wallet is=x-x/5=4x/5........(1)
now again he spends
(1)/5= 4x/25....(2)
total spends = 4x/25 + x/5 = 36 ==> x= 100
So he started with $100
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