nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals 8 of them spent Rs.12 each on their meals and the ninth spent Rs.8 more than the average expenditure of all the nine.What was the total money spent by them?
Select
A) 132  B) 451  C) 175  D) 145  E) 117
Sol: Let the average expenditure of all nine be Rs.x   Then 12*8+(x+8)=9x or 8x=104 or x=13.   Total money spent = 9x=Rs.(9*13)=Rs.117.   Ans: 117
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nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals 8 of them spent Rs.12 each on their meals and the ninth spent Rs.8 more than the average expenditure of all the nine.What was the total money spent by them?