There were $35$ students in a hostel. If the number of students is increased by $7$,the expenditure on food increases by $Rs. \,42$ per day,while the average expenditure per student is reduced by $Rs. \,1$. What was the initial total expenditure on food per day? (in $Rs.$)

  • A
    $400$
  • B
    $432$
  • C
    $442$
  • D
    $420$

Explore More

Similar Questions

The average revenue of $13$ consecutive years of a company is $Rs. 70$ lakhs. If the average of the first $7$ years is $Rs. 65$ lakhs and that of the last $7$ years is $Rs. 77$ lakhs,find the revenue for the $7^{th}$ year (in $Rs.$ lakhs).

$A$ cricketer has a certain average for $10$ innings. In the eleventh inning,he scored $108$ runs,thereby increasing his average by $6$ runs. His new average is

An aeroplane flies along the four sides of a square field at speeds of $200, 400, 600$ and $800 \, km/hr$. The average speed of the plane in the flight around the field in $km/hr$ is:

If the average of $m$ numbers is $n^{2}$ and that of $n$ numbers is $m^{2},$ then the average of $(m + n)$ numbers is

The average weight of five persons sitting in a boat is $38\, kg$. The average weight of the boat and the persons sitting in the boat is $52\, kg$. What is the weight of the boat (in $kg$)?

Vedclass Products

For Students

Vedclass Test Series

Mock tests in real JEE/NEET style with performance analysis. 5-day free trial.

Start Free Trial
For Teachers

Exam Paper Generator

Generate Set A/B/C/D exam papers from 7.5L+ questions in 2 minutes. 3 chapters free.

Try Free
For Institutes

Online Exam Module

Live online exams with unlimited students, 360° analytics & white-label branding.

See Demo