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Some Students Planned a Picnic. the Budget for Food Was Rs. 480. but Eight of These Failed to Go and Thus the Cost of Food for Each Member Increased by Rs. 10. How Many Students Attended the Picnic? - CBSE Class 10 - Mathematics

ConceptSolutions of Quadratic Equations by Factorization

Question

Some students planned a picnic. The budget for food was Rs. 480. But eight of these failed to go and thus the cost of food for each member increased by Rs. 10. How many students attended the picnic?

Solution

Let students planned a picnic.

Then, the share of each student = 480/x

According to question, 8 students fail to go picnic, then remaining students = (x - 8).

Therefore, new share of each student 480/(x-8)

It is given that

480/(x-8)-480/x=10

(480x-480(x-8))/(x(x-8))=10

(480x+3840-480)/(x^2-8x)=10

3840/(x^2-8x)=10

3840/10 = x^2 - 8x

384 = x2 - 8x

x2 - 8x - 384 = 0

x2 + 16x - 24x - 384 = 0

x(x + 16) - 24(x + 16) = 0

(x + 16)(x - 24) = 0

x + 16 = 0

x = -16

Or

x - 24 = 0

x = 24

Because cannot be negative.

Thus, the total numbers of students attend a picnic

= x - 8 = 24 - 8 = 16

Therefore, the total numbers of students attend a picnic be x = 16

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Solution Some Students Planned a Picnic. the Budget for Food Was Rs. 480. but Eight of These Failed to Go and Thus the Cost of Food for Each Member Increased by Rs. 10. How Many Students Attended the Picnic? Concept: Solutions of Quadratic Equations by Factorization.
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