Nine people went to a hotel for a meal. Eight
of them spent ₹15 each on their meals and
the ninth person spent ₹8 more than the average
expenditure of all nine people. What was the total
amount spent by them?
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Answered by
5
Answer:
answer 143 because 9× 15 = 135 then 135+8= 143
Answered by
4
Answer:
Given that eight members spent Rs. 12 each.
Let the average expenditure of all the nine be
x
ˉ
Given that ninth member spent Rs. 8 more than the
x
ˉ
Therefore, the amount spent by the ninth member is
x
ˉ
+8
Hence,
x
ˉ
=
9
(12×8)+
x
ˉ
+8
⟹9
x
ˉ
=96+
x
ˉ
+8
⟹8
x
ˉ
=104
⟹
x
ˉ
=13
Total money spent by them is (12×8)+13+8=117
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