Simplification Ques 36

Question-

Raveena could get equal number of ₹ 55, ₹ 85 and ₹ 105 tickets for a movie, She spent ₹ 2,940 for all the tickets, How many of each did she buy?

(1) 12

(2) 18

(3) 16

(4) Cannot be detemined

(5) None of these

(IBPS Bank PO/MT CWE Exam. 18.09.2011)

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Correct Answer: (1)

Solution: (1)

Let the number of tickets of each value be $x$.

$ \begin{aligned} & \therefore 55 x+85 x+105 x=2940 \\ & \Rightarrow 245 x=2940 \\ & \Rightarrow x=\frac{2940}{245}=12 \end{aligned} $