Important word problems on Linear Equations in two variables 5


Question for practice
The following questions are more helpful for class tenth students for all boards.

*Questions 5.  A person bought two pens for Rs. 480. He sold one at a loss of 15% and the other at a gain of 19%. He found that each pen was sold at the same price. Find the cost price of the each pen.
                         
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  1. Ans.
    Let cost price of one pen = Rs.x
    Let cost price of other pen = Rs.y
    x+y = 480 ......(1)
    gain of 19% on one pen & loss of 15% on the other ,
    therefore, selling price of both is same.
    x+19/100 x = y-15/100 y
    or 100x+19x/100 = 100y-15y/100
    or 119x/100 = 85y/100
    or 119x-85y = 0 .....(2)
    by elimination from (1) and (2),
    x = 200
    y = 280
    therefore, cost price of one pen = Rs.200
    Cost price of other pen = Rs.280

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    1. Let cost price of one pen = Rs.x
      Let cost price of other pen = Rs.y
      x+y = 480 ......(1)
      gain of 19% on one pen & loss of 15% on the other ,
      therefore, selling price of both is same.
      x+19/100 x = y-15/100 y
      or 100x+19x/100 = 100y-15y/100
      or 119x/100 = 85y/100
      or 119x-85y = 0 .....(2)
      by elimination from (1) and (2),
      x = 200
      y = 280
      therefore, cost price of one pen = Rs.200
      Cost price of other pen = Rs.280

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  3. let cp of 1 pen=x and the other pen be y.
    therefore,x+y=480(1)
    sp of 1 pen=x-15x/100
    sp of other pen=y+19y/100
    sp of each pen is same.
    therefore,
    x-15x/100=y+19y/100
    85x=119y
    x=119y/100
    putting value of x in (1) we get
    y=200
    x=280
    therefore
    cp of 1 pen=Rs.200 and cp of other pen is Rs.280

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  4. let CP of 1st pen be x and that of 2nd be y .
    so , x+y = 480 rs. (1)

    x-15/100x = y+19/100y
    => 17x/100 = 119y/100
    => 5x - 7y = 0 (2)

    from (1)and (2) , by elimination
    y = 200 rs
    therefore x = 280 rs

    hence CP of 1 pen is rs200 and CP of other pen is rs 280

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  5. Let cost price of one pen is Rs x
    Let cost price of other pen is Rs y
    (1).... x+y = 480
    gain of 19% on one pen & loss of 15% on the other ,
    therefore, sp of both is same.
    x+19/100 x = y-15/100 y
    or 100x+19x/100 = 100y-15y/100
    or 119x/100 = 85y/100
    (2)..... 119x-85y = 0

    by elimination from (1) and (2),
    x = 200
    y = 280
    therefore, c p of one pen = Rs.200
    C p of other pen = Rs.280

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  6. let cost of 1st pen = Rs.x
    " " " 2nd pen = Rs.y
    So, x + y = 480
    => 5x + 5y = 2400.......(1)

    Also, [(100-15)/100]x = [(100+19)/100]y
    => 85x/100 = 119y/100
    => 85x = 119y
    => 85x - 119y = 0
    => 5x - 7y = 0.........(2)

    Eliminating (1) and (2) we get
    y = 200 and x = 280 !!!

    THANKS!!!

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