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A certain company employed 400 men and 600 women and the average wage was Rs. 22.60 per day. If a woman got Rs. 4 less than a man, then what are their daily wages?
[A] Man Rs. 25; Woman Rs. 21 [B] Man Rs. 30; Woman Rs. 26 [C] Man Rs. 28; Woman Rs. 24 [D] Man Rs. 32; Woman Rs. 28
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- Correct Option is Option [A].
Let the wage of men be "y" and women be"x".
Then (600x+400y)/1000 = 22.60
600x+400y = 22600
600(y-4) +400y = 22600 ; x=y-4
y=25 & x=21. - 6 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
- As the avg wage is given... Jst do the avg for options available
1) (25+21)/2 =23 nearly equal to 22.60 I.e. mentioned in the question.
Same applies for all other options.... No one satisfies with the avg wage mentioned - 6 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
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