Let the original amount of money Ram had be $x$.

Step 1: Loss of 20% of the money

When Ram loses 20%, he is left with 80% of his original money. So, after the loss, the remaining amount is: $0.80x$

Step 2: Spending 25% of the remainder

Ram then spends 25% of the remaining money. The remaining money after spending 25% is 75% of what he had after the 20% loss: $0.75 \times 0.80x = 0.60x$

Step 3: Final Amount

We are told that after all this, Ram has ₹480 left. Therefore, we can set up the equation: $0.60x = 480$

Step 4: Solving for $x$

To find the original amount of money, divide both sides of the equation by 0.60: $x = \frac{480}{0.60} = 800$

So, Ram originally had ₹800.

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Would you like a more detailed breakdown, or do you have any questions about this? Here are some related questions you might find useful:

1. What happens if Ram spends 30% of the remaining money instead of 25%?
2. How can we calculate the percentage of money lost if we only know the final amount?
3. What are the effects of a 10% increase instead of a 20% decrease in the starting amount?
4. How can this kind of problem be applied to real-life financial scenarios?
5. How would the result change if the final amount was ₹600 instead of ₹480?

Tip: In problems like this, always break it into stages (percentage loss and then percentage expenditure) to make the math simpler.