Question

Some students planned a picnic. The budget for the food was Rs. 480. As eight of them failed to join the party the cost of the food for each member increased by Rs 10. How many students participated in the picnic?

Answer 1

Let n students had planned for the picnic. The budget was Rs.480.

∴Cost for each member =

Cost for each member when 8 members failed to participate =

It is given that the cost of food for each member is increased by Rs.10.

Taking L.C.M., we get:

Splitting the middle term, we get:

Hence, the number of students participated in the picnic is 24 − 8 = .