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A sum of Rs 700 is to be used to give seven cash prizes to students of a school for their overall academic performance. If each prize is Rs 20 less than its preceding prize, find the value of each of the prizes. Q.16

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The best question for class 10th of arithmetic progressions of exercise 5.3 of math . How i solve this question because it is very tough question A sum of Rs 700 is to be used to give seven cash prizes to students of a school for their overall academic performance. If each prize is Rs 20 less than its preceding prize, find the value of each of the prizes.

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  1. Let the cost of 1st prize be Rs. P.

    Cost of 2nd prize = Rs. P − 20

    And cost of 3rd prize = Rs. P − 40

    We can see that the cost of these prizes are in the form of A.P., having common difference as −20 and first term as P.

    Thus, a = P and d = −20

    Given that, S7 = 700

    By the formula of sum of nth term, we know,

    Sn = n/2 [2a + (n – 1)d]

    7/2 [2a + (7 – 1)d] = 700

    https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LuQoPGB8FtQ/VT7z2mAbh6I/AAAAAAAAFPs/514JyUzj5M4/s1600/equation-6.PNG

    a + 3(−20) = 100

    a −60 = 100

    a = 160

    Therefore, the value of each of the prizes was Rs 160, Rs 140, Rs 120, Rs 100, Rs 80, Rs 60, and Rs 40.

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