Wednesday, 3 December 2014

The Idler



             Ram Rakhan was well known all around his neighborhood for being a very lazy person. So when he went around looking for a job as a farm – hand everyone refused to engage him, except farmer Gulab Singh, who was very smart person. Gulab Singh engaged the services of Ram Rakhan at a salary of Rs. 240 a month consisting of 30 days. However, he set a condition that he would forfeit Rs. 10 for each day that he idled. Ram Rakhan accepted the job.
  
           At the end of the month it was found that neither owed the other anything. This taught a lesson to Ram Rakhan. 

         Can you tell just how many days ram Rakhan worked and how many days he idled?

Answer:    Ram Rakhan worked for 16⅔ days and idled 13⅓days.

                His salary at Rs.240 per 30 day month works out to Rs. 8 a day .At Rs. 8 a day working 16⅔ days he earned Rs. 133.33 and idling 13⅓ days he lost also Rs. 133.33. Therefore neither owed the other anything.

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