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A part of monthly hostel charges in a college hostel are fixed and the remaining depends on the number of days one has taken food in the mess. When a studentt 'A' takes food for 25 days he has to pay Rs. 4500 where as a student B who takes food for 30 days pays Rs. 5200. Find the fixed charges per month and the cost of food per day.

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Fixed charges = Rs. 1000 and cost of food per day = Rs. 140
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