Some students planned a picnic. The budget for food was Rs. 500. But, 5 of them failed to go and thus the cost of food for each member increased by Rs. 5. How many students attended the picnic?

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Let the number of students who planned the picnic be ‘a’.
Budget for the food was Rs. 500.Cost of food for each member = 500/a

Given, 5 of these failed to go and thus the cost of food for each member increased by Rs. 5

Number of students who attended the picnic = 25 – 5 = 20