Question

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A train starts full of passengers. At the first
station, it drops one-third of the passengers.
and taken 280 more. At the second station, it
drops one half of the new total and takes 12
more. On arriving at the third station, it is
found to have 248 passengers. Find the
number of passengers. in the beginning.
(1) 288
(2) 249
(3) 350
(4) None of these​

Answer 1

Answer:

249 110% sure

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the no of passengers be x.

At first station, no of passengers = x - x/3 + 280

At second station, no of passengers = 1/2 (x - x/3 + 280) + 12

At Third station, no of passengers = 248.

Given 248 = 1/2 (x- x/3 + 280) + 12 248

= x/2 - x/6 + 140 + 12 248

= 2x/6 + 152 248 - 152

= x/3 96 = x/3 X = 96 * 3 X = 288

Answer - The no of passengers in the beginning was288.