On 26th July, Mumbai was flooded. Rain-shield enterprises is in the business of manufacturing umbrellas and raincoats. An umbrella can shield 2 people while a raincoat can shield 1 person. People under an umbrella can walk at 1/3 rd the speed of a person wearing a raincoat. The cost of an umbrella and cost of the raincoat are in the ratio 2 : 5. Points A and B are 100 m apart and it takes 20 minutes for a person wearing a raincoat to travel the distance. At the maximum how many people will be transported today from A to B, if only Rs. 1000 is available for transporting 20 people? Cost of traveling time is Rs. 2 per min. per head (Assume cost of a raincoat to be Rs. 100.)
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