Question

Jay bought 2 books. He paid Rs 20 for the second book he
bought. The price of this second was Rs 10 less than three times
the price of the first book. What was the price of the first book?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

No. of books bought by jay=2

Cost of second book= Rs. 20

Let price of first book = x

According to the question the price of the second was 10 rs. less than 3 times of the cost of first book....

This means   20=3x-10

If we solve the equation answer = 10

There fore the cost of first book is Rs. 10

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