Question

a horse and a cart together cost rupees 4600 if the cost of the cart is one third the cost of horse what is the cost of horse

Answer 1

Let the cost of Horse be x

cost of cart be y

a horse and a cart together cost rupees 4600

so x + y = 4600....(1)

the cost of the cart is one third is equal to the cost of horse

x = y×1/3

x= y/3

3x = y ....(2)


substituting

(2) in (1)

x + y = 4600

x + 3x = 4600

4x = 4600

x = 1150 = cost of horse

then cost of cart will

x + y = 4600

1150 + y = 4600

y = 4600 - 1150 = 3450 = cost of that cart