Nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals. Eight of them spent 15 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?
Choose the correct choice from the following answers:
A) 115	B) 117	C) 119	D) 122	E) 144
Let the average expenditure of all the nine be x.   Then, 15 × 8 + (x + 8) = 9x or 8x = 128 or x = 16.   ∴ Total money spent = 9x = (9 × 16) = 144.   Answer 144
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Nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals. Eight of them spent 15 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?