A number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned to spends Rs.96 on eatables. Four of them did not turn up. As a consequence, the remaining ones had to contribute Rs. 4 each extra. The number of those who attended the picnic was
A
8
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B
16
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C
12
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D
24
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Solution
The correct option is B8 Let initial number of people who were to attend the party = x then, 96x+4=96x−4 (96+4x)(x−4)=96x 96x−96×4+4x2−16x=96x 4x2−16x−96×4=0 x2−4x−96=0 x2−12x+8x−96=0 (x−12)(x+8)=0 x=−8,12 12 friends were to attend the party and 4 didn't go.