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Question 71. The cost of 16 pens and 8 pencils is Rs.352 and the cost of 4 pens and 4 pencils is Rs.96. Find the cost of each pen?
  1.    Rs.32
  2.    Rs.28
  3.    Rs.36
  4.    Rs.25
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> None of these


Let the cost of each pen and pencil be 'p' and 'q' respectively.
16p + 8q = 352 --- (1)
4p + 4q = 96
8p + 8q = 192 --- (2)
(1) - (2) => 8p = 160
=> p = 20


Question 72. Rs.1200 divided among P, Q and R. P gets half of the total amount received by Q and R. Q gets one-third of the total amount received by P and R. Find the amount received by R?
  1.    Rs.400
  2.    Rs.500
  3.    Rs.300
  4.    Rs.600
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Rs.500


Let the amounts to be received by P, Q and R be p, q and r.
p + q + r = 1200
p = 1/2 (q + r) => 2p = q + r
Adding 'p' both sides, 3p = p + q + r = 1200
=> p = Rs.400
q = 1/3 (p + r) => 3q = p + r
Adding 'q' both sides, 4q = p + q + r = 1200
=> q = Rs.300
r = 1200 - (p + q) => r = Rs.500.


Question 73. A bag contains a total of 93 coins in the form of one rupee and 50 paise coins. If the total value of coins in the bag is Rs.56, find the number of 50 paise coins in the bag?
  1.    60
  2.    56
  3.    64
  4.    74
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 74


Let the number of one rupee coins in the bag be x.
Number of 50 paise coins in the bag is 93 - x.
Total value of coins
[100x + 50(93 - x)]paise = 5600 paise
=> x = 74


Question 74. P, Q and R have Rs.6000 among themselves. R has two-thirds of the total amount with P and Q. Find the amount with R?
  1.    Rs.3000
  2.    Rs.3600
  3.    Rs.2400
  4.    Rs.4000
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Rs.2400


Let the amount with R be Rs.r
r = 2/3 (total amount with P and Q)
r = 2/3(6000 - r) => 3r = 12000 - 2r
=> 5r = 12000 => r = 2400.


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