The ratio of the first and second class fares between two railway sta…

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The ratio of the first and second class fares between two railway stations is 4 : 1 and that of the number of passengers travelling by first and second classes is 1 : 40. If on a day Rs. 1100 are collected as total fare…

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Option D. Rs. 100. Answer & Solution Answer: Option D Solution: 1st : 2nd Fare 4x : x Passengers 1 : 40 Total fare = 4x : 40x = 44x ⇒ 44x = 1100 ⇒ x = 1100/44 = 25 ∴ Fare = 1st class amount received per day ⇒ 4x = 4 × 25 ⇒ 4x = 100

	1^st	:	2^nd
Fare	4x	:	x
Passengers	1	:	40

The ratio of the first and second class fares between two railway stations is 4 : 1 and that of the number of passengers travelling by first and second classes is 1 : 40. If on a day Rs. 1100 are collected as total fare, the amount collected from the first class passengers is = ?

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