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A part of monthly hostel charges is fixed and the remaining depends on the number of days one has taken food in the mess. When a student A takes food for 20 days she has to pay 1000 as hostel charges whereas a student who takes B food for 26 days, pays 1180 as hostel charges. Find the fixed charges and the cost of food per day.

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Fixed charge = Rs. 400, Cost of food per day = Rs. 30
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