Nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals. Eight of them spent 12 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 option
A) 115 B) 117 C) 119 D) 122 E) None of the above
Let the average expenditure of all the nine be x.   Then, 12 × 8 + (x + 8) = 9x or 8x = 104 or x = 13.   ∴ Total money spent = 9x = (9 × 13) = 117.   Answer 117
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Nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals. Eight of them spent 12 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?