Question

After spending to 2,500 naira out of his pocket money Ibrahim still had 3/5 of his inital money left how much was his inital money?

Answer 1

Let's call Ibrahim's initial money "x".

We know that he spent 2,500 naira.

We also know that he had 3/5 of his initial money left.

So, we can set up the equation:

3/5x = x - 2,500

To solve for x, we can start by multiplying both sides by 5 (to get rid of the denominator):

3x = 5(x - 2,500)

Distribute:

3x = 5x - 12,500

Subtract 3x from both sides:

-2x = -12,500

Divide both sides by -2:

x = 6,250

So Ibrahim's initial money was 6,250 naira.