Question

in a sports c hoompetition,a winner gets a prize of rs100 and a participant who does not win gets a prize Of rs10.the total prize distributed is rs2050. find the number of winners.if the total number of participants is 25.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Then the number of participants who do not win is given as (63 – x)

The prize money given to x winners = Rs ( 100x)

The prize money given to (63 – x) participants is = Rs 25(63 – x)

According to the given data, the total prize money distributed = Rs 3000

Therefore, 100x + 25(63 – x) = 3000

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4x + (63 – x) = 120

°|°3x + 63 = 120

°•°x = 19

Therefore, the number of winners is 19.