LUL dwu l-16. The organisers of an essay competition decide that a winner in thecompetition gets a prize of Rs 100 and a participant who does not win getsa prize of Rs 25. The total prize money distributed is Rs3.000. Find thenumber of winners, if the total number of participants is 63.

LUL dwu l-16. The organisers of an essay competition decide that a win

1.	LUL dwu l-16. The organisers of an essay competition decide that a winner in thecompetition gets a prize of Rs 100 and a participant who does not win getsa prize of Rs 25. The total prize money distributed is Rs3.000. Find thenumber of winners, if the total number of participants is 63.
Answer» Let the no. of winners be x & the no. of runner ups be 63-xATQ,100(x) + 25(63-x) = 3000100x + 1575 - 25x = 300075x + 1575 = 300075x = 3000 - 157575x = 1425x = 1425/75x = 19No. of winners = 19No. of runner ups = 44.