Question

Some friends of vipin had decided to celebrate his birthday in an orphanage.They deicided the budget of 2500 by contributing equally. If two of them didn,t contribute then each of them had to pay 62.50morw to make up the deficit .how many friends were there?what value is being depicted here?

Answer 1

Answer:

Let total number of friends be X

As 2 of them didn't contribute,

Total number of friends contributing=(x-2)

According To Problem,

(x-2)*62.50=2500

or, x-2=2500/62.50

or, x-2=40

or, X=40+2

X=42.

Therefore, total number of friends=42