GATE 2023 XH2 (English) – Question 25

Reasoning and Comprehension · Quantitative reasoning · 2 marks · Numerical answer

A firm needs both skilled labour and unskilled labour for the production of cloth. The wage of skilled labour is Rs. 40,000 per month, and that of unskilled labour is Rs. 15,000 per month. The total wage bill of the firm for the production of cloth is Rs. 23,75,000 in a month for 100 labour. How many skilled labour are employed by the firm (in Integer)?

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Correct answer: 35

Explanation

Let there be $s$ skilled workers. Then $40000s + 15000(100 - s) = 2375000$, so $25000s = 875000$ and $s = 35$.