The consumption of wheat per month is equal to 6 times the square of the number of persons of the family. A family member died in the car accident after which consumption of the wheat reduced by 30 Kg per month. Find how many persons were there in the family before the car accident.

The consumption of wheat per month is equal to 6 times the square of the number of persons of the family. A family member died in the car accident after which consumption of the wheat reduced by 30 Kg per month. Find how many persons were there in the family before the car accident. Correct Answer 3

Suppose there were n number of person in the family. As, consumption of wheat per month is equal to 6 times the square of the number of persons of the family

⇒ Initial consumption = 6n2

⇒ Consumption after the death of a person = 6 (n - 1)2

Now, as consumption reduce by 30 kg

⇒ 6n2 − 6(n - 1)2 = 30

⇒ n2 − (n - 1)2 = 5

⇒ n2 − (n2 - 2n + 1) = 5

⇒ 2n - 1 = 5

⇒ n = 6/2 = 3

∴ There were 3 person in the family before the car accident

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