Question

The price of a chair and a table together is 5000 rupees the price of a table is 2000 rupees more than that of the chair
a) what is the price of a chair? b) what is the price of a table?

Answer 1

Given:

• The price of a chair and a table together is Rs. 5000
• The price of a table is Rs. 2000 more than that of a chair

To find:

• the price of a chair
• the price of a table

Solution:

Let the price of a chair be x and that of a table be y.

By the given conditions,

• x + y = 5000 ... ...(1)
• y = x + 2000 ... ...(2)

Substituting y = x + 2000 in (1), we get

• x + x + 2000 = 5000
• or, 2x = 3000
• or, x = 1500

Putting x = 1500 in (2), we get

• y = 1500 + 2000
• or, y = 3500

Answer:

• a) price of a chair is Rs. 1500
• b) price of a table is Rs. 3500