Question

The cost of a pen is rs 5 more than twice the cost of the pencil, calculate the cost of the pencil if the cost of the pen is rs 10 (from the graph)

Answer 1

The cost of pencil is 2.5 rupees

Answer 2

Answer:

The cost of pen is Rs 10

Let

The cost of pencil is x

So,

2x+5=10

2x=10-5

2x=5

x=5/2

x=2.5

So, the cost of pencil is Rs 2.5