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There are 40 passengers in a bus. Some have tickets worth 3 and remaining worth 10. The total collection from these passengers is 295. Find how many passengers have tickets worth 3.

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23
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19
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15
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Solution

The correct option is C 15
Let the number of passengers having ticket worth 3 = x

Then the passengers having ticketworth 10 = 40-x

Then,
3×x+10×(40x)=295 3x+40010x=295 7x=295400 7x=105 x=1057 x=15

Number of passengers with tickets worth 3 = 15.

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