Mr. Kulbhushan spends 35% of his income on food, 25% on transportation and 80% of the remaining on h

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31 Aug 2020 Percentage

Mr. Kulbhushan spends 35% of his income on food, 25% on transportation and 80% of the remaining on house rent. What percent of his income he is left with ?

OPtion

1) 20
2) 36
3) 32
4) 16
5) 25
6) 6
7) 8
8) 7
9) 10
10) None of these

Solution

Let the total income be x.

Then, income left = (100 - 80)% of [100 - (35 + 25)] % of x = 20% of 40% of x = [(20/100) * (40/100) * 100] % of x = 8 % of x.

Correct Option: 7 Best Solution (5)