Question 52

A monthly return railway ticket costs 25 per cent more than a single ticket. A week’s extension can be had for the former by paying 5 per cent of the monthly ticket’s cost. If the money paid for the monthly ticket (with extension) is Rs 84, the price of the single ticket is

Solution

Let x be the price of single ticket

Return railway ticket = 125x/100

5% of return ticket = 5/100 * 125x/100 = 25x/400 = x/16

Given : 125x/100 + x/16 = 84

Solving for x, we get

x=64

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