Question

On her birthday, Seema decided to donate some money to the children of an orphanage home. If there were 8 children less, everyone would have got Rs.10 more. However, if there were 16 children more, everyone would have got Rs. 10 less. Let the number of children be x and the amount distributed by Seema for one child be y(in Rs.).

Based on the information given above, answer the following questions:

• Which of the following matrix equations represent the information given above?

Options

• `[(5,4),(5,8)][("x"),("y")] = [(40),(-80)]`

• `[(5,-4),(5,-8)][("x"),("y")] = [(40),(80)]`

• `[(5,-4),(5,-8)][("x"),("y")] = [(40),(-80)]`

• `[(5,4),(5,-8)][("x"),("y")] = [(40),(-80)]`

Answer 1

`[(5,-4),(5,-8)][("x"),("y")] = [(40),(-80)]`