Question 39

₹ 6,500 were divided equally among a certain number of persons. Had there been 15 more persons, each would have got ₹ 30 less. Find the original numberof persons.

Solution

Let the number of persons be N.
$$\frac{6500}{N}-30=\frac{6500}{N+15}$$

One can either solve the equation by theoretical approach or one can substitute N with given options.

N = 50 gives the answer.

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