9 person went to a hotel for taking their meal. 8 of them spent ₹12 each on their meals and the 9th person spent ₹8 more then the average expenditure of all of them. What was the total money spent by all of them? |
₹120 ₹135 ₹117 ₹115 |
₹117 |
Let the average expenditure of all the nine be Rs. X ATQ, Then, 12 × 8 + (X + 8) = 9X ∴ X = 13 Total money spent = 9x = Rs. (9 × 13) = Rs. 117 |