Taxi charges in a city consist of fixed charges per day and the remaining depending upon the distance travelled in kilometers. If a person travels 80km, he pays Rs. 1330, and for travelling 90km, he pays Rs. 1490. Find the fixed charges per day and the rate per km.

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Let fixed charges be Rs.x and rate per km be Rs.y. 

Then as per the question 

x + 80y = 1330 ………(i) 

x + 90y = 1490 ……..(ii) 

Subtracting (i) from (ii), we get 

10y = 160 

⇒ y = 160/10 = 16 

Now, putting y = 16, we have 

x + 80 × 16 = 1330 

⇒x = 1330 – 1280 = 50 

Hence, the fixed charges be Rs.50 and the rate per km is Rs.16.

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Let fixed charge = Rs. x

and charge per kilometer = Rs. y

According to the question,

x + 110y = 690 …(i)

and x + 200y = 1050 …(ii)

On subtracting Eq. (i) from Eq. (ii), we get

x + 200y – x – 110y = 1050 – 690

⇒ 90y = 360

⇒ y = 40

On putting the value of y = 40 in Eq. (i), we get

x + 110(40) = 690

⇒ x + 440 = 690

⇒ x = 690 – 440 = 250

Hence, monthly fixed charges is Rs. 250 and charge per kilometer is Rs. 40

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