Question

For a charity show, the total tickets sold were 420. Half of these tickets were sold at the rate of ` 5 each, one-third at the rate of Rs. 3 each and the rest for Rs. 2 each. What was the total amount received? 

(a) Rs.900 (b) Rs.1,540 (c) Rs. 1,610 (d) Rs. 2,000

Answer 1

(c) Total amount received is

= 210 × 5 + 140 × 3 + 70 × 2

= 1050 + 420 + 140 = Rs.1610