Nine men went to a hotel. 8 of them spent 3 each over their meals and the ninth spent 3 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. The total money spent by all of them was Options:
A) 26  B) 40  C) 29.25  D) 30.375  E) None of the above
Let the average expenditure of all the ninte be x   Then, 3 × 8 + x + 3 = 9x   ⇒ x = 3.375   ∴ Total money spent = 9x = 9 × 3.375 = 30.375   Answer 30.375
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Nine men went to a hotel. 8 of them spent 3 each over their meals and the ninth spent 3 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. The total money spent by all of them was