A yearly payment to the servant is Rs 4080 and 1 journey ticket but servant leave the job after 7 months and receives Rs 1580 and 1 journey ticket, then find the cost of the journey ticket?
Let the cost price of journey ticket = Rsx 12 months payment of servant = Rs (4080 + x) 1 month payment of servant = Rs(4080+x)/12 And 7 months payment of servant = Rs(4080+x)/12 × 7 (4080+x)/12 × 7 = 1580 + x 28560 + 7 x = 18960 + 12x 5 x = 28560 – 18960 x = 9600/5 x = 1920 So cost price of journey ticket = Rs 1920
