SOLUTION: 1. Two persons A and B purchased 2kg of rice and 3kg of wheat for Rs. 86, 4 kg of rice and 5kg of wheat for Rs. 140. Find the price of 1 kg of wheat.
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Question 159395: 1. Two persons A and B purchased 2kg of rice and 3kg of wheat for Rs. 86, 4 kg of rice and 5kg of wheat for Rs. 140. Find the price of 1 kg of wheat.
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A) 2r+3w=86
B) 4r+5w=140
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A)-4r-6w=-172 multiply each side by -2
B) 4r+5w=140
_____________Add
=====>-w=-32
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w=Rs. 32
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Ed
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