Question

Taxi charges in a city consist of fixed charges and the remaining depending upon the distance travelled in kilometres if a person Travels 60 km he pays rupees 960 and for travelling 80 km he pays rupees 1260 find the fixed charges and the rate per kilometre ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The taxi charges in a city consist of a fixed charge together with the charge for the distance covered. For a distance of 10 km, the charge paid is Rs 105 and for a journey of 15 km, the charge paid Rs. 155.

Answer 2

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Let the fixed charges be Rs. x and the other charges be Rs. y per km

Then

x+60y=960________(1)

x+80y=1260________(2)

On subtracting (i) from (ii)

We get,

= 20y= 300

= y= 300/20

= y=15

Putting y= 15 in (i)

we get,

= x+(60×15)=960

= x= 960-900

= x= 60

Hence,

Fixed charges = Rs. 60 and the rate per km = Rs. 15 per km

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