spent on cosmetics and friends

Cosmetic = 20%
Remaining = 80%
To frnds = 40% of 80% of x
Remaining = 60% of 80% of x = Piggy Bank

60% of 80% of x = 20% of x + 40% of 80% of x - 6
.48x = .2x + .32x - 6
.04x = 6
x = 600/4 = 150

To frnd = .32/4 * 150 =. 0.08 * 150 = 12

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Algebra complicates the way out of these kinds of questions; moreover the risk of inane errors is potential too. Percent questions on GMAT are best cracked taking 100 as the base total, because they choose numbers for this little reason only, so that if the right way is adopted, calculations would go real smooth.

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