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    				| 1. | The price of a book is 4 rupees more than the price of a pen. The price of a pencil is 2 rupees less than the price of the pen. The total price of 5 books, 2 pens and 3 pencils is 74 rupees. What is the price of each? | 
| Answer» Let the cost of a pen = x cost of a book = x + 4 Cost of a pencil = x – 2 ie.5(x + 4) + 2x + 3(x – 2) = 74 5x + 20 + 2x + 3x – 6 = 74 10 x + 14 = 74, 10x = 74 – 14 x = \(\frac{74-14}{10}\) = 6 Cost of pen = Rs. 6 Cost of book = Rs. 10 Cost of pencil = Rs. 4 | |