A labourer was engaged for 25 days on the condition that for every day, he works, he will be paid Rs. 2 and for every day, he is absent he will be fined 50p. If he receives only Rs. 37•50, find the no. of days he was absent is_____

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A labourer was engaged for 25 days on the condition that for every day, he works, he will be paid Rs. 2 and for every day, he is absent he will be fined 50p. If he receives only Rs. 37.50, find the no. of days he was absent is_____

A5

B6

C7

D4

prasadguru ? Jan 12 '2019 at 20:24

Answer is : A [5]

Explanation:

Let no of days he is present and absent be x and y respectively

Now x+y=25

Also since he gets paid 37.50

2x-0.5y=37.50

Solving for y we get y=5

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Answer is : A [5] Explanation: Let no of days he is present and absent be x and y respectively Now x+y=25 Also since he gets paid 37.50 2x-0.5y=37.50 Solving for y we get y=5 prasadguru ? answered Jan 12 '2019 at 20:24 All Comments

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