Question

2. Taxi charges in a city consists of fixed charges and the remaining depending upon the distance travelled in
kilometres. If a person travels 60 km, he pays Rs.490 and for travelling 90 km, he pays Rs.700. Express the
above statements with the help of simultaneous equations and hence find the fixed charges and the rate per
km.
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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the fixed charges be ₹x and the other be ₹y per km

then x + 60y = 960 --- 1

and, x + 80y = 1260 --- 2

on subtracting (1) from (2) we get

20y = 300

y = 300/20

y = 15

putting y = 15 in (1), we get

x+(60*15) = 960

x = 960-900

x = 60

therefore fixed charges = ₹60 and the rate per km = ₹15 per km