Math, asked by apaar84, 11 months ago

on a school picnic all the girls are ready to pay equally for a boat and each pays rupees 25. if there has been three more girls in the group each would have paid rupees 5 less. how many girls were there in the group

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Answered by atharvvtiwari

Answer:

There were 12 girls in the group

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of girls be x.

Hence, total money paid = 25x

As given, if there were three more girls, each would have paid Rs. 20.

Therefore,

20 (x + 3) = 25x

20x + 60 = 25x

5x = 60

x = 12

ANS = 12 girls

apaar84: you r very intellegent

atharvvtiwari: Nothing like that mate.. Just that I've practiced such questions.. :-)

apaar84: from which book ??

apaar84: u r in which class

atharvvtiwari: I'm in class 10

atharvvtiwari: And you??

atharvvtiwari: Not any particular book.. Just that I've done such sums before in linear equations..

apaar84: i am in class 7

atharvvtiwari: Hmm.. Good..

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