There are 35 students in a hostel. If the no. of students increases by 11, the expenses of the mess increase by Rs.42/day while the average expenditure per head diminishes by Rs1. Find the original expenditure of the mess?	Answers:
A) 238 B) 240 C) 242 D) 245 E) 280
Suppose the average join the mess , total expenditure = 35x + 42   Now, the average expenditure = (35x + 42)/ (35 + 11) = x – 1   or, 35x + 42 = 46x – 46   or, x = 8   Thus the original expenditure of the mess = 35 x 8 = Rs. 280   280
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There are 35 students in a hostel. If the no. of students increases by 11, the expenses of the mess increase by Rs.42/day while the average expenditure per head diminishes by Rs1. Find the original expenditure of the mess?