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Alex Ar [27]
2 years ago
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A number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned to spend rs. 96 on eatables. four of them, however, did not turn up. a

s a consequence, the remaining ones had to contribute rs. 4 each extra. the number of those who attended the picnic was
Mathematics
1 answer:
mr Goodwill [35]2 years ago
4 0

The number of those who attended the picnic was 8.

Quadratic equations are the polynomial equations of degree 2 in one variable of type f(x) = ax^{2} + bx + c = 0 where a, b, c, ∈ R and a ≠ 0.

Such questions are best examples of quadratic equations where  the unknown is simply assumed to be a variable which when substituted according to the conditions yield a quadratic equation which can easily be solved.

Let x represent the whole population.

Total Spending = Rs. 96

Thus, each individual's contribution is equal to 96/x.

Four people did not show up causing

others to contribute Rs. 4 extra.

So the given condition can be written as

96/(x-4) – 96/x = 4

=>96x – 96(x-4) = 4x(x-4)

=> 96x -96x + 384 = 4x2 – 16x

=> 4x2 – 16x – 384 = 0

=> x2 – 4x – 96 = 0

=> (x – 12)(x + 8) = 0

=> x = 12 or x = -8 (neglect)

So x = 12

x-4 = 8  ( because  four of them did not turn up)

∴ The number of those who attended the picnic was 8.

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