SOLUTION: A bus carrying 70 passengers ,some with 50 paise tickets and the remaining with 1 rupee tickets . If the total amount received by the conductor was 56 rupees , find the number of
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Question 890747: A bus carrying 70 passengers ,some with 50 paise tickets and the remaining with 1 rupee tickets . If the total amount received by the conductor was 56 rupees , find the number of passengers of each type . Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 100 paisa = 1 rupee
If all 70 passengers had 1 rupee tickets, the total would be 70 rupees.
The actual total is 56 rupees, leaving a difference of 14 rupees.
The difference between 1 rupee and 50 paisa is 50 paisa.
14 rupees / 50 paisa = 28 tickets that cost 50 paisa.
28 "50 paise" tickets = 14 rupees
That leaves 70-28=42 tickets at "1 rupee" = 42
42 rupee + 14 rupee = 56 rupee
