Question

A man spent 15/16 of his entire fortune in buying a car $7500. How much money did he possess?

Answer 1

Answer:

Man has total $8000 money

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total money he had be x

Now, as he spent $\frac{15}{16}$ of his money in buying a car

and, it is also given that price of car is $7500

So, we can write it as,

$\frac{15}{16} \times x = 7500$

⇒$x= \frac{7500 \times16}{15}$

⇒ $x=\frac{120000}{15}$

⇒ x = 8000

Hence, before buying car he has $8000.

Answer 2

X=his fortune
15/16X=7500
X=7500 x 16/15
X=8000