A family deciding their monthly budget. They decided to spend half of the salary on education. Half of the remaining they spend on food and they save the remaining Rs. 7500. How much money family spend on the education?

A family deciding their monthly budget. They decided to spend half of the salary on education. Half of the remaining they spend on food and they save the remaining Rs. 7500. How much money family spend on the education? Correct Answer Rs. 15000

Calculation:

Let the salary of the family be y

Expenditure on the education = (y/2)

Remaining salary = y - (y/2) = y/2

Half of the remaining = y/4

Expenditure on the food = y/4

Remaining = y - (y/2) - (y/4) = y/4

Saving = y/4 = 7500

⇒ y = 7500 × 4 = 30000

Expenditure on the education = (y/2) = 30000/2 = 15000

∴ The family spend on the education is Rs. 15000