23. A group of people planned to contribute equally towards a water project which needed Ksh 200 000 to complete. However, 40 members of the group withdrew from the project.

Question

As a result, each of the remaining members were to contribute Ksh 2500.

(a) Find the original number of members in the group. (5 marks)

(b) Forty five percent of the value of the project was funded by Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Calculate the amount of contribution that would be made by each of the remaining members of the group. (3 marks)

(c) Member's contributions were in terms of labour provided and money contributed. If the ratio of the value of labour to the money contributed was 6:19; calculate the total amount of money contributed by the members. (2 marks)

Answer 1

original number --- x
final number ------x-40

2500(x-40) = 200000
x-40 = 80
x = 120

original number = 120
remaining members = 80

b) amount that has to be paid by members = 55% of 200000
= 110000
so each remaining member must pay
110000/80 = ****

c) labour money = 6x
money = 19x
25x = ****

etc

Answer 2

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