A man was engaged on a job for 30 days on the condition that he would get a wage of Rs.10 for the day he works, but he have to pay a fine of Rs.2 for each day of his absence. If he gets Rs.216 at the end, he was absent for work for ____ days.
A
7
B
8
C
9
D
10
Correct Option - A
Explaination
Let x be the no. of days he was absent.
10(30-x) - 2x = 216
300-10x-2x=216
12x=84
x=7
He was absent for 7 days.