9 men went to a hotel . 8 of them spent 3 each over their meals and the ninth spent 5 more than the average expenditure of all the 9 . the total money spent by all of them was	Choose the correct choice from the following answers:  A) 26  B) 40  C) 29.25  D) 32.625  E) none of the above

Rationale: let the average expenditure of all the ninte be x then , 3 × 8 + x + 5 = 9 x ⇒ x = 3.625 ∴ total money spent = 9 x = 9 × 3.625 = 32.625 answer d
Answer: D