Question 92

A man donates 30% of his wealth to charity. 30% and 25% of the remaining wealth to his wife and son respectively. The rest he divides equally between his three daughters. One of his daughter gets Rs 42 lakh as her share. What was the man's wealth (in Rs lakhs)?

Solution

Let say ,his total wealth is x lakh .

After giving to charity,he left with 0.70x lakh.

After giving to his wife and daughter,he left with=(1-0.30-0.25)0.70x=0.315x.

According to question:

0.315x/3=42

or, x=42/0.105=400.

B is correct choice.

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