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If 7 pens and 3 books cost Rs. 1395, while 5 pens and 4 books cost Rs. 1665. Find the cost of a  book.


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a

Rs.360

b

Rs.45360

c

Rs.35350

d

None 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

It is given 7 pens and 3 books cost Rs. 1395, while 5 pens and 4 books cost Rs. 1665.
Let the cost of 1 pen be x and the cost of 1 book be y.
Then,
7x+3y=1395----- (1)
5x+4y=1665--(2)
Now multiplying the equation (1) with 4 we get,
4(7x+3y)=4×1395
28x+12y = 5580…(3).
Also multiplying theequation (2) with 3 we get,
3(5x+4y)=3×1665
15x+12y = 4995…(4)
Now, subtracting the equation (4) from the equation (3) we get,
(28x+12y)-(15x+12y)=5580-4995 28x-15x=585
13x=585 x=45
Putting x=45 in equation (1) we get,
7×45+3y=1395 315+3y=1395 3y=1395-315 3y=1080 y=10803
y=360
So the cost of one book is Rs 360.
So the correct option is 1.
 

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