SOLUTION: Five times the price of pen is rs17 more than three times its price. Find the price of pen.
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Question 1102394: Five times the price of pen is rs17 more than three times its price. Find the price of pen.
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = price
5x = 3x + 17
subtract 3x from both sides of this equation to get:
2x = 17
divide both sides of this equation to get:
x = 8.5
5*8.5 = 42.5
3*8.5 + 17 = 42.5
solution is confirmed to be good.
solution is that the price of the pen is 8.5 rs.
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