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Dinesh is a mason and he takes Rs 3,250 for 5 days working everyday. If he received only Rs 7,800 in two weeks, how many days was he absent in his work?​

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Given Dinesh earns Rs 3,250 for 5 days working everyday, we can divide the total by 5 to find that he earns Rs 650 daily. Because there are 14 days in two weeks, we can set up an equation:

650 • 14 = Rs 9,100

This means if Dinesh worked every day for two weeks, he would earn Rs 9,100; however, we are told he earns 7,800 in the two weeks. Upon subtraction of 9,100 and 7,800, we will find that Dinesh earned Rs 1,300 less than he would have for a full two weeks.

We know Dinesh earns Rs 650 daily, so we can divide 1,300 by 650 to find that he was absent for 2 days out of the two weeks.

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