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COVID-19 pandemic turned life upside-down for many families across the world. Mr. Abhishek was working as a sale executive in a famous Marketing Company. Due to COVID 19 pandemic lockdown and restrictions, Mr. Abhishek was not able to achieve his monthly targets which resulted in the reduction of his salary. So far, he spent his income lavishly without any planning and prior calculations. However, the prevailing situation compelled him to plan his expenditure to adjust his life to the present income. Therefore, he analysed his spendings of last year i.e., 2019, so that he can plan his present year 2020 spendings. Through his brief analysis, he found that in the year 2019, he spent 23 per cent of his income on food, 15 per cent on Housing, and 12 per cent on his child’s education. For his transport, he spent 10 per cent, and for clothing of his family he spent 10 per cent. In the meanwhile, Mr. Abishek also saved 15 per cent of his income in the year 2019, and the remaining 20 per cent of expenditure he kept as other spendings. Answer the following questions to provide deeper insight to Mr. Abhishek 


If the total amount spent was ₹ 56,000, how much money was spent on clothing and housing together?

Options

A

₹ 11,500

B

₹ 12,500

C

₹ 14,000

D

₹ 15,000

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Correct Answer :

Option C

₹ 14,000

Solution :

The correct option is ₹ 14,000.

Step-by-step explanation:
From the given problem statement, we can extract the percentage of income spent on different categories:
• Percentage spent on Housing = 15%
• Percentage spent on Clothing = 10%

To find the combined percentage spent on clothing and housing together, we add the individual percentages:


Combined Percentage=15%+10%=25%

We are given that the total amount spent is ₹ 56,000. To find the money spent on clothing and housing together, we calculate 25% of ₹ 56,000:


Amount spent=25100×56,000


Amount spent=0.25×56,000=14,000

Therefore, the total money spent on clothing and housing together is ₹ 14,000.

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