Answer:
[tex]\$3,125[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Let [tex]s[/tex] represent the amount of money he initially started with.
After he spent 20% on books, he will have [tex]100\%-20\%=80\%[/tex] of his initial money left. We can represent this as [tex]0.8s[/tex].
Following that, the boy spends 20% of the remainder of his money on food. Similarly, he will have [tex]100\%-20\%=80\%[/tex] of the remainder of money he had left after he purchased the books. Therefore, he ends up with [tex]0.8(0.8s)=0.64s[/tex] of his money left.
Since we're given that he had $2,000 after all these transactions, we have the following equation:
[tex]0.64s=\$2,000[/tex]
Divide both sides by 0.64 to isolate and solve for [tex]s[/tex]:
[tex]s=\frac{2,000}{0.64}=\boxed{\$3,125}[/tex]
Therefore, the boy had $3,125 to begin with.
Answer:
2800
Step-by-step explanation:
20%+20%=40%
40/100x2000=2800
