Nine men went to a hotel. 8 of them spent 3 each over their meals and the ninth spent 4 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. The total money spent by all of them was  Choose one
A) 31.5 B) 40 C) 29.25 D) 27 E) None of the above
Let the average expenditure of all the ninte be x   Then, 3 × 8 + x + 4 = 9x   ⇒ x = 3.5   ∴ Total money spent = 9x = 9 × 3.5 = 31.5   31.5nswer 31.5
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Nine men went to a hotel. 8 of them spent 3 each over their meals and the ninth spent 4 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. The total money spent by all of them was