A lady went shopping and spent half of what she had on buying hankies and gave a rupee to a begger waiting outside the shop. She spent half of what was left of what was left on a lunch and followed that up with a two rupee itp. She spent half of the remaining amount on a book and three rupees on bus fare. When she reached home, she found that she had exactly one rupee left. How much money did she start with?

Let the amount available with lady is Rs


Amount spend for hankies and given to bagger =


Remaining amount = =


Expences for lunch


Amount of tip = Rs 2


Amount remained after lunch =


Amounts spend for books =


Bus fare = Rs 3


Amount left =


According to the question amount left = Re 1



On cross multiplication, we get




Therefore original amount with lady was Rs. 42


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