document.write( "Question 1110806: The monthly telephone bill has a fixed tariff of Rs 300 for upto 50 outgoing calls. For over 50 calls there is a charge of Rs 1.5 per call. the ratio of bills paid by A and B for a particular month is 3:4 and the number of outgoing calls made by A is 90, then what is the number of outgoing calls made by B? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #837980 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Bill for A = 300+(90-50)*1.5= 360\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Bill for B\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "300+(x-50)1.5 \n" ); document.write( "= 300 +1.5x -75\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "225+1.5x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "360/(225+1.5x) =3/4\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "360*4 = 3(225+1.5x)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1440= 675 -4.5x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1440-675= 4.5x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "765= 4.5x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=170 calls total\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |