Let's analyze the problem step-by-step.
Problem Restatement
Mahesh spends his income in the following way:
- He spends 25\frac{2}{5}52 of his income on house rent.
- Then he spends 35\frac{3}{5}53 of the remaining on food.
- Then he spends 45\frac{4}{5}54 of the new remaining on education.
- Then he spends 15\frac{1}{5}51 of the new remaining on other expenses.
- The rest is saved.
We need to find what percent of the total income he saves every month.
Step-by-step Solution
Let's assume Mahesh's total income is III.
Step 1: House rent
He spends 25\frac{2}{5}52 of III on house rent. Remaining income after house rent:
I−25I=35II-\frac{2}{5}I=\frac{3}{5}II−52I=53I
Step 2: Food
He spends 35\frac{3}{5}53 of the remaining 35I\frac{3}{5}I53I on food. Amount spent on food:
35×35I=925I\frac{3}{5}\times \frac{3}{5}I=\frac{9}{25}I53×53I=259I
Remaining income after food:
35I−925I=1525I−925I=625I\frac{3}{5}I-\frac{9}{25}I=\frac{15}{25}I-\frac{9}{25}I=\frac{6}{25}I53I−259I=2515I−259I=256I
Step 3: Education
He spends 45\frac{4}{5}54 of the remaining 625I\frac{6}{25}I256I on education. Amount spent on education:
45×625I=24125I\frac{4}{5}\times \frac{6}{25}I=\frac{24}{125}I54×256I=12524I
Remaining income after education:
625I−24125I=30125I−24125I=6125I\frac{6}{25}I-\frac{24}{125}I=\frac{30}{125}I-\frac{24}{125}I=\frac{6}{125}I256I−12524I=12530I−12524I=1256I
Step 4: Other expenses
He spends 15\frac{1}{5}51 of the remaining 6125I\frac{6}{125}I1256I on other expenses. Amount spent on other expenses:
15×6125I=6625I\frac{1}{5}\times \frac{6}{125}I=\frac{6}{625}I51×1256I=6256I
Remaining income after other expenses:
6125I−6625I=30625I−6625I=24625I\frac{6}{125}I-\frac{6}{625}I=\frac{30}{625}I-\frac{6}{625}I=\frac{24}{625}I1256I−6256I=62530I−6256I=62524I
Step 5: Savings
The remaining amount is saved:
Savings=24625I\text{Savings}=\frac{24}{625}ISavings=62524I
Final answer: Percentage saved
Percentage saved=SavingsI×100=24625×100=2400625=3.84%\text{Percentage saved}=\frac{\text{Savings}}{I}\times 100=\frac{24}{625}\times 100=\frac{2400}{625}=3.84%Percentage saved=ISavings×100=62524×100=6252400=3.84%