The ratio of business and economic class fare between Dehradun and Hyderabad is 3 : 2 and that of the number of passenger travelling by business and economy classes is 12 : 25. If on a day Rs. 4.3 lakh is collected as the total fare, then what is the absolute difference in amount collected from the business class and economy class passenger?
The ratio of business and economic class fare between Dehradun and Hyderabad is 3 : 2 and that of the number of passenger travelling by business and economy classes is 12 : 25. If on a day Rs. 4.3 lakh is collected as the total fare, then what is the absolute difference in amount collected from the business class and economy class passenger?
Option 1 -
Rs. 1,62,000
Option 2 -
Rs. 1,50,000
Option 3 -
Rs. 70,000
Option 4 -
Rs. 1,80,000
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1 Answer
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Correct Option - 3
Detailed Solution:Let fare for business class and economy class be Rs. 3x and Rs. 2x respectively. Let the passenger in business class and economy class be 12y and 25y respectively.
Total fare = 3x * 12y + 2x * 25y
=86xy = 430000
xy = 5000
Absolute difference = (50 – 36) * 5000
= Rs.70, 000
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