Symbiosis National Aptitude Test SNAP 2012 Paper

Question : 6 of 150

Marks: +1, -0

In an express train, the numbers of passengers travelling in A.C. Sleeper Class, First Class and Sleeper Class are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3, and the fares to each of these classes are in the ratio 5 : 4 : 2. If the total income from this train is ₹ 54000, then the income from the A.C. sleeper class is

₹ 8000
₹ 12000
₹ 10000
None of these

Validate

Solution:

All the given options are wrong.
Let the passengers in A.C. Sleeper Class, 1st Class and Sleeper Class be x, 2x and 3x respectively and the fares in these classes be 5y, 4y and 2y respectively.
Hence the incomes from these classes are 5xy, 8xy, 6xy respectively.
∴ Required income =

5/{19} × 54000

= ₹ 14210

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