Question

A trip of Saurashtra was organized by the school in a minibus for 28 students and in a regular bus for 45 students. Each student contributed Rs.500. During the trip, the expenses were : food bill Rs 9,855, entry fees Rs. 3,285, minibus charges Rs. 5,432, the regular bus charge Rs. 8,730 and boarding charge Rs. 6,132. What was the boarding charge per student?

Answer 1

Hint: We have 28 students in the minibus and 45 students in a regular bus. The total number of students who went on the Saurashtra trip is 28+45=73 students. The total boarding charge is Rs. 6,132. To find the boarding charge per student, divide the total boarding charge by the total number of students, and solve them further.

Complete step-by-step answer:
According to the question, it is given that a trip to Saurashtra was organized by the school in a minibus for 28 students and in a regular bus for 45 students.
The number of students in minibus = 28.
The number of students in a regular bus = 45.
Total number of students who went on the trip of Saurashtra = \[28+45\] = 73 ………………..(1)
It is given that the total boarding charge is Rs. 6132.
The total boarding charge = Rs. 6132 ………………(2)
Now, we have to find the boarding charge for each student.
Total number of students who contributed = 73
Boarding charge per student can be calculated by dividing the total boarding charge by the total number of students.
On solving we get,
Boarding charge per student = \[\dfrac{6132}{73}\] = 84 .
Hence, the boarding charge per student is Rs. 84.

Note:We have solved this question only by dividing the total boarding charge by the total number of students. So, we have only used the total number of students and boarding charges. Since we have not used the remaining data provided in the question. So, one may easily get confused about what to do with the remaining data provided. So, don’t get confused and keep your focus only to find the boarding charge. The remaining data has nothing to do and is meaningless in the process to find the boarding charge.