John has $1,600 at the beginning of his trip, after spending money, he

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John has $1,600 at the beginning of his trip, after spending money, he still has exactly $800 less than he spent on the trip. How much money does John still have?

A. $200
B. $400
C. $600
D. $800
E. $1,200

FightToSurvive · Accepted Answer

Let money spent be X.
1600-X=X-800
X = 1200
So money left is 1600 - 1200 = 400 B

mohshu · Answer

let the money spent be x
money he is left with after spending = x-800
total money --> x+(x-800) = 1600
solving for x will give x = 1200, 
therefore the money he is left with = x-800 
 = 1200 - 800
 = 400
option B

CounterSniper · Answer

at the beginning of the trip , John had $1600
let x be the money he spent
as per the question x+x-800=1600
x= $1200
john still has $1600-$1200 = $400

Divyadisha · Answer

Suppose total money spent = x

Not spend (Money he still has)= x-800

x+x-800 = 1600
x= 1200

Money not spend= 1200-800= 400 B is the answer

Kinshook · Answer

Let x be the money he has.
Money spent = x + 800

Total money = x + x + 800 = 2x + 800 = 1600

x = $400

IMO B

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Pritishd · Answer

Indeed a tricky one!

1. The Yellow highlighted part says that for e.g. if John spent $1,000 then he was left with $1,000 minus $800 dollars i.e. $200
2. Back to the problem at hand, say John spent $J, then he should be left with $(J - 800)
3. Also, the money spent plus money remaining should sum up to $1,600 i.e. $J + $(J - 800) = $1,600

2J - 800 = 1,600
2J = 2,400
J = $1,200 which is the money spent

So, if John spent $1,200 then he will have $400 left

Ans.  B

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