Question

a railway half ticket costs half of the full fare and reservation charges are same on half ticket as on full ticket. one reserved 3 ac class ticket from new delhi to lucknow costs ₹538 and one-half reserved 3 ac class tickets costs ₹294. find the full basic fare and the reservation charges separately

Answer 1

Answer:

The Basic fare of the full ticket will be 488 RS.

while the reservation charges will be 50 RS.

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the given conditions form the linear equations

that is, let x be the full basic fare And y be the reservation charges.

so, equations will be

x+y= 538

and (x/2)+y = 294

now solve these equations and you will get the final results.