Ten people sitting around a circular table decide to donate some money for charity. You are told that the amount donated by each person was the average of the money donated by the two persons sitting adjacent to him/her. One person donated Rs. 500. Choose the correct option for each of the following two questions. Write your answers as a sequence of two letters (a/b/c/d). What is the total amount donated by the 10 people? (a) exactly Rs. 5000 (b) less than Rs. 5000 (c) more than Rs. 5000 (d) not possible to decide among the above three options. What is the maximum amount donated by an individual? (a) exactly Rs. 500 (b) less than Rs. 500 (c) more than Rs. 500 (d) not possible to decide among the above three options.
Ten people sitting around a circular table decide to donate some money for charity. You are told that the amount donated by each person was the average of the money donated by the two persons sitting adjacent to him/her. One person donated Rs. 500. Choose the correct option for each of the following two questions. Write your answers as a sequence of two letters (a/b/c/d).
What is the total amount donated by the 10 people?\\
(a) exactly Rs. 5000\\
(b) less than Rs. 5000\\
(c) more than Rs. 5000\\
(d) not possible to decide among the above three options.
What is the maximum amount donated by an individual?\\
(a) exactly Rs. 500\\
(b) less than Rs. 500\\
(c) more than Rs. 500\\
(d) not possible to decide among the above three options.