Problema Solution

the organisers of an essay competition decide that a winner in the computation gets a prize of Rs 100 and a participate who does not win gets a prize of rs 25 .the total prize money distributed is rs 3000 find the numbers of winner if the total number of participants is 63..

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let


w = the number of winners

p = the participant who doesn't win


the total number of participants is 63


w + p = 63


.the total prize money distributed is rs 3000


100w + 25p = 3000


by solving the system of equations


w + p = 63

100w + 25p = 3000


we find


w = 19 winners


p = 44 participant that don't win


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