Question

Shatabdi express has a capacity of 500 seats of which 10% are in Executive class and the rest being chair cars. During one journey the train was booked 85% of its capacity. If Executive class was booked to 96% of its capacity, then how many chair car seats were empty during that journey ?

• A. 113
• B. 93
• C. 73
• D. 53

Answer 1

The correct option is C 73

Seats in Executive class = 10% of total seats $=\frac{10}{100}\times 500=50$
$\therefore$ Seats in Chair car = 450
Total seats booked = 85% of 500 $=\frac{85}{100}\times 500=425$
Total seats booked in Executive class $=96\%of50=\frac{96}{100}\times 50=48$
$\therefore$ Seats booked in Chair car $=(425-48)=377$
Empty seats in Chair car $=450-377=73$