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    In a game Rajesh lost 1/3 of his money in the first round of the game, in the second round he losses 3/5 of his remaining money and in the third round
    Question

    In a game Rajesh lost 1/3 of his money in the first round of the game, in the second round he losses 3/5 of his remaining money and in the third round he lost 4/7 of the rest. He is left with what part of the original sum of money?

    A.

    4/45

    B.

    4/35

    C.

    2/5

    D.

    4/15

    Correct option is B

    Given:
    Lost of money in the round 1 = 1/3
    Lost of money in the round 2 = 3/5 of remaining money
    Lost of money in the round 3 = 4/7 of the rest money
    Solution:
    total money Rajesh has, be the LCM of 3, 5 and 7 just for the convenience of the calculation.
    LCM (3, 5, 7) = 105
    Hence, let the total money Rajesh has = 105
    Money he lost in round 1 = 105 × 1/3 = 35
    => Remaining money after round 1 = 105 - 35 = 70
    Money he lost in round 2 = 70 × 3/5 = 42
    => Remaining money after round 2 = 70 - 42 = 28
    Money he lost in round 3 = 28 × 4/7 = 16
    Now, rest of the money Rajesh has = 28 - 16 = 12
    The fraction of money he is left with to the original money = 12/105
    = 4/35
    Alternate Solution:
    original amount of money Rajesh has be x
    After the First Round
    Rajesh lost ⅓ ​ of his money.
    Remaining money after the first round
    x- ⅓ ​x = 2/3​ x
    After the Second Round
    He lost 3/5​ of his remaining money ⅔ x
    Amount lost in the second round
    ⅗ ​× ⅔ x=⅖ ​ x
    Remaining money after the second round
    ⅔ x- ⅖ x
    subtract these fractions, we need a common denominator is 15:
    ⅔ x= 10/15 x And ⅖ x= 6/15 x
    Remaining after second round=10/15x-6/15​x=4​/15x
    After the Third Round:
    He lost 4/7​ of his remaining money (4/15x).
    Amount lost in the third round:
    4/7×4/15x=16/105x
    subtract these fractions, we need a common denominator is 105
    4/15 x= 28 / 105 x
    Remaining after third round
    28/105 x -16/105 x =12/105 x
    12/105 x
    4/35 x
    Fraction of original amount left= 4/35 x /x
    = 4/35

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