Nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals. Eight of them spent 14 each on their meals and the ninth spend 8 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. What was the total money spent by them? Pick
A) 115 B) 117 C) 119 D) 122 E) 135
Let the average expenditure of all the nine be x.   Then, 14 × 8 + (x + 8) = 9x or 8x = 120 or x = 15.   ∴ Total money spent = 9x = (9 × 15) = 135.   Answer 135
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Nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals. Eight of them spent 14 each on their meals and the ninth spend 8 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. What was the total money spent by them?