Question

Question 72

Subramaniam and Naidu donate some money in a Relief Fund. The amount paid by Naidu is Rs. 125 more than that of Subramaniam. If the total money paid by them is Rs. 975, find the amount of money donated by Subramaniam.

Answer 1

Let Rs. x be the amount donated in a Relief fund by Subramaniam. Then, the amount donated by Naidu will be Rs.( x + 125).
According to the question,
x + x + 125 = 975
$\Rightarrow 2x=975-125\left[transposing125toRHS\right]\Rightarrow 2x=850\Rightarrow x=Rs.425\left[dividingbothsidesby2\right]$
Hence, the amount of money donated by Subramaniam is Rs. 425.