A man spends 2/5 of his salary on house rent,3/10 of his salary on food and 1/8 of his salary on conveyence.if he has Rs.1400 left with him,find his expenditure on food and conveyence.  Answers:
A) 800
B) 900
C) 100
D) 700
E) 500
let the salary be x ,therefore house rent =2x/5,food=3x/10,conveyence=x/8.   it is given that left over salary is 1400/-   so,x-(2x/5+3x/10+x/10)=1400   by solving x=8000   expenditure on food=3200 and conveyence=1000   ANSWER:100
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A man spends 2/5 of his salary on house rent,3/10 of his salary on food and 1/8 of his salary on conveyence.if he has Rs.1400 left with him,find his expenditure on food and conveyence.