SOLUTION: the average price of 12 goats and 12 sheeps is rs 600.if the price of sheep is twice that of a goat. find the total price of 3 goats and 2 sheeps

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Question 988016: the average price of 12 goats and 12 sheeps is rs 600.if the price of sheep is twice that of a goat. find the total price of 3 goats and 2 sheeps
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the price of 1 goat be rs x.
Then the price of 1 sheep is 2x rs.

the average price of 12 goats and 12 sheeps is rs 600

So  12x + 12(2x) = 600
       12x + 24x = 600
             36x = 600
               x = 600%2F36
               x = 50%2F3 rs  

So the average price of a goat is 50%2F3 rs

And the average price of a sheep is 2 times 50%2F3 rs. which
is 100%2F3 rs.

Therefore 3 goats sell for 3 times 50%2F3 or 50 rs
Therefore 2 sheep sell for 2 times 100%2F3 or 200%2F3 rs.

50%2B200%2F3=150%2F3%2B200%2F3=350%2F3=116%262%2F3 rs.

Edwin