Subject

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Topic

    Algebra

    Mr. Arun is on tour and he has Rs. 360 for his expenses. If he exceeds his tour by 4 days, he must cut down his daily expenses by Rs. 3. For how many days is Mr. Arun out on tour?

    ক)
    30
    খ)
    15
    গ)
    20
    ঘ)
    45
    ঙ)
    None of these

    Explanation

    Let Mr. Arun is on tour for x days. Then, According to the question, Difference in expenses per day for original and extended tour = 3 360x−360x+4=3\frac{{360}}{x} - \frac{{360}}{{x + 4}} = 3 ⇒1x−1x+4=3360=1120\Rightarrow \frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{{x + 4}} = \frac{3}{{360}} = \frac{1}{{120}} ⇒x+4−xx(x+4)=1120\Rightarrow \frac{{x + 4 - x}}{{x\left( {x + 4} \right)}} = \frac{1}{{120}} ⇒x(x+4) = 4×120=480 ⇒ x 2 + 4x – 480 = 0 ⇒ x 2 + 24x – 20x – 480 = 0 ⇒ x(x + 24) – 20(x + 24) = 0 ⇒ (x + 24) (x - 20) = 0 ∴ x = 20 (we ignore negative value of x, that is, - 24 because days cannot be negative) Hence, the required answer is 20,

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