Nikhil gets ₹250 from his parents every week for his expenses. He puts ₹5 in his piggy bank on everyday except Sunday when he puts ₹10 in the piggy bank. He eats subsidized lunch in the college canteen for ₹ 10 on all college days except Saturday when he treats himself to the special lunch for ₹25. Bus fare to college is ₹4 each way. He has got a holiday on Sunday. This week, Nikhil wants to buy a book which costs ₹100. For this, he was walking to and from the college. He is le with ₹3 aer buying the book. Assuming no other expenses, how many times did Nikhil walk this week?
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⊕ANSWER⊕40 goes into the piggy bank leaving Rs.210 for expenses. Normal expense on lunch is Rs.75 and on bus Rs.48, leaving Rs.87. Nikhil is short of Rs.13 for the book. For this, if he saves bus fares, he must walk four times saving Rs.16, and then he is le with Rs.3 aer buying the book.Therefore, the answer is 4 times.
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