Eleven friends spend Rs 18 each on a tour and the twelfth friend spend Rs 11 less than the average expenditure of all twelve of them. What is the total money spent by twelve friends? |
Rs 204 Rs 215 Rs 212 Rs 208 |
Rs 204 |
Average expenditure of eleven friends = Rs 18 (each spends the same amount) Let the expenditure of the twelfth person be Rs x, According to the question, x = $\frac{18\times11\; +\; x}{12}$ - 11 12x + 12x11 = 198 + x 11x = 66 ⇒ x = 6 total money spend by twelve friends = 18x11 + 6 = Rs 204 |