document.write( "Question 1006039: A person spent Rs 345 in buying pens and copies.if each pen cost Rs 5 and copy Rs 2.50 and if the total number of things was 108,how many of each did he buy? \n" ); document.write( "
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p+c=108
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\n" ); document.write( "5p+2.50c=345
\n" ); document.write( "5(108-c)+2.50c=345
\n" ); document.write( "540-5c+2.50c=345
\n" ); document.write( "-2.50c=345-540
\n" ); document.write( "c=-195/-2.50
\n" ); document.write( "c=78 copies
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\n" ); document.write( "p=108-78=30 pens
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\n" ); document.write( "5p+2.5c=345
\n" ); document.write( "5*30+2.50*78=
\n" ); document.write( "150+195=345 total
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