A labourer is engaged for 20 days on the condition that he will receive ₹ 280 for each day he works and will be fined ₹ 60 for each day he is absent. If he receives ₹ 2540 in all, for how many days did he remain absent?
There are some 50 paisa and some 25 paisa coins in a bag. If the total number of coins is 30 and their total value is 11, find the number of coins of each kind.
Answer
Number of $50-p$ coins $=14$, Number of $25-p$ coins $=16$
The denominator of a fraction is 3 more than the numerator. If 2 is added to the numerator and 5 is added to the denominator, the fraction becomess \frac{1}{2}.Find the fraction.
Two equal sides of a triangle are each 5 metres less than twice the third side. If the perimeter of the triangle is 55 meters, find the lengths of its sides.