Question

The price of a pen is 5 rupees more than that of the pencil.The price of a book is 8 rupees more than twice the price of the pencil.A man bought each of these items.It cost him 53 rupees.What is the price of a pencil,a pen and a book? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Given total cost of 5 pens and 10 pencil = Rs 30

5 pens + 10 pencils = 30

pens + 2 pencils = 1

also given pen cost 3 more than a pencil

i.e, pen = 3 + pencil.

pen - pencil = 3

pens + 2 pencils = 6

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-3 pencils = -3

pencils = 1

pen - 1 = 3

pen = 4

cost of pencils = 1 cost of pen = 4

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Answer 2

Answer:

pencil 1 cost 4 ..................................