In an essay competition, a winner gets a prize of Tk 100 and a participant who does not win gets a prize of Tk 25. The total prize money distributed is Tk 3,000. Find the number of winners, if the total number of participants is 63.
A
15
B
17
C
19
D
21
Correct Answer: 19
Let, number of winners = x number of participants(not gets a prize) = 63-xAccording to Question, 100x + 25(63-x) = 3000 100x + 1575 - 25x = 3000 75x = 3000-1575 = 1425 x = 19 (Ans)