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Expenditure on sportsExpenditure on sportsHockey: 15%Tennis: 10%Others: 10%Basketball: 12.5%Golf:…

Cricket has 25% and hockey 15% of the expenditure on sports, so together they take 40%. With a total of Rs. 1,50,00,000, their combined spending is \(\frac{40}{100} \times…

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Expenditure on sportsExpenditure on sportsHockey: 15%Tennis: 10%Others: 10%Basketball: 12.5%Golf: 12.5%Cricket: 25%Football: 15%

If the total expenditure on sport during the year was Rs. 1,50,00,000 the expenditure on cricket and hockey together was:

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Cricket has 25% and hockey 15% of the expenditure on sports, so together they take 40%. With a total of Rs. 1,50,00,000, their combined spending is 40100×1,50,00,000=60,00,000\frac{40}{100} \times 1,50,00,000 = 60,00,000, that is Rs. 60,00,000. Rs. 37,50,000 is cricket's 25% share alone, without hockey.

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