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The owner of a taxi company decides to run all the taxis on CNG fuel instead of petrol/diesel. Taxi charges in city comprise of fixed charges together with the charge for the distance covered. For a journey of 13 km, the charge is Rs. 129 and for a journey of 22 km, the charge is Rs. 210.
[i]What will a person have to pay for traveling a distance of 32 km?
(ii) Why did he decided to use CNG for his taxi as fuel

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(i) For traveling 32 km, a person pays = Rs. 300
(ii) CNG is pollution free. It is good for the environment and cheaper than petrol and diesel.
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