Q:

The total cost 95 pens and 89 notebooks is RS 7434.The total cost of 1 pen and 1 notebook is 81.What the cost of 1 notebook?

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Answer:The cost of 1 note book = Rs 43.5Step-by-step explanation:Given in question as :95 pens (P) + 89 notebook (N) total cost = Rs 74341 pen (P)     +  1 (N)                      total cost = Rs 81So, from above equation95 pens (P) + 89 notebook (N) total cost = Rs 74341 × 95 pen (P)  +  1× 95 notebook (N)  total cost = Rs 81 × 95Or, (95 pens (P) + 95 notebook (N) ) - (95 pens (P) + 89 notebook (N) ) = (7695 - 7434)Or , 6 N = Rs 261Or,    N =[tex]\frac{261}{6}[/tex] = Rs 43.5 Hence the cost of 1 notebook is Rs 43.5  Answer