Question

A labourer is engaged for 30 days on the condition that he will be paid ₹80 for each day he works and he will be fined ₹10 for each day he is absent. If he was finally paid ₹1860, how many days did he come to work?​

Answer 1

⇒  Let number of days labourer  did work =xdays

⇒  Then number of days he was absent =(30−x)days

⇒  Amount for days he worked =60x

⇒  Amount cut for days he was absent =10(30−x)=300−10x

According to the question,

60x−(300−10x)=1700

60x−300+10x=1700

50x−300=1700

50x=1400

x=  

50

1400

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∴  x=28days

⇒  Absent days =30−28=2days

∴  A labourer remain absent for 2days.