The organisers of a dance competition decide that a winner in the competition gets a prize of ` 100 and a participant who does not win gets a prize of ` 25. The total prize money distributed is ` 3300. Find the number of winners, if the total number of participants is 69
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Answer:
x + y = 69
100x + 25y = 3300
4x + y = 132
subtract
3x = 63
therefore , x = 21
x + y = 69
21 + y = 69
therefore y = 48
Hence , there are 48 losers and 21 winners
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Answer:
1575
Step-by-step explanation:
$25 for a participant
Total price for participants
$25*69=1725
The total prize money distributed is3300
Money for winners left is 1575
So the total winners are 1500/100=15
and 75 left with the distributor
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