Nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals 8 of them spent Rs.12 each on their meals and the ninth spent Rs.8 more than the average expenditure of all the nine.What was the total money spent by them? Select:
A) Rs.117
B) Rs.100
C) Rs.110
D) Rs.107
E) Rs.98
Let the average expenditure of all nine be Rs.x   Then 12*8+(x+8)=9x or 8x=104 or x=13.   Total money spent = 9x=Rs.(9*13)=Rs.117.   Rs.117nswer is Rs.117.
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Nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals 8 of them spent Rs.12 each on their meals and the ninth spent Rs.8 more than the average expenditure of all the nine.What was the total money spent by them?