Question

A man saved ₹ 16,500 in ten years. In each year, after the first, he saved ₹ 100 more than he did in the preceding year. How much aid he save in the first year?

Answer 1

Given that S₁₀ = ₹ 16,500; d = ₹ 100; n = 10; a = ?

2a + 900 = 3300 

2a = 2400 

a = 2400/2 = 1200 

He saved in the first year = ₹ 1200