Nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals. Eight of them spent Rs. 12 each on their meals and the ninth spent Rs. 8 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. What was the total money spent by them.

A) Rs. 115 B) Rs. 116 C) Rs. 117 D) Rs. 118

Answer & Solution

Correct Answer: Option C

Let the average expenditure of all the nine be x
Then, 12 × 8 + (x + 8) = 9x
Therefore, x = 13
Total money spent,
= 9x
= Rs. (9 × 13)
= Rs. 117

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Sojib Hossain 7 years ago

Is it correc??

Yohan Raju 8 years ago

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