LINEAR EQUATIONS IN ONE AND TWO VARIABLES (CDS)

Total Questions: 41

41. A bus starts with some passengers. At the first stop, one-fifth of the passengers gets down and 40 passengers get in. At the second stop half of the passengers gets down and 30 get in. The number of passengers now is 70. The number of passengers with which the bus started was. [2014 (I) Morning Shift]

Correct Answer: (b) 50
Solution:Let bus starts with x number of passengers. After 1st stoppage, number of
passengers