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Akhila went to a fair in her village. She wanted to enjoy rides on the Giant Wheel and play Hoopla (a game in which you throw a rig on the items kept in the stall, and if the ring covers any object completely you get it). The number of times she played Hoopla is half the number of rides she had on the Giant Wheel. Each ride costs Rs. 3, and a game of Hoopla costs Rs. 4. If she spend Rs. 20 in the fair, represent this situation algebraically and graphically.



Answer -

Let number of rides on the wheel = x
and number of play of Hoopla = y
According to the given conditions x = 2y ⇒ x – 2y = 0 ….(i)
and cost of ride on wheel at the rate of Rs. 3 = 3x
and cost on Hoopla = 4y
and total cost = Rs. 20
3x + 4y = 20 ….(ii)
Now we shall solve these linear equations graphically as under
We take three points of each line and join them to get a line in each case the point of intersection will be the solution
From equation (i)
x = 2y

X

4

0

6

y

2

0

3

y = 2, then x = 2 x 2 = 4
y = 0, then x = 2 x 0 = 0
y = 3, then x = 2 x 3 = 6
Now, we plot these points on the graphs and join them to get a line
Similarly in equation (ii)
3x + 4y = 20 ⇒ 3x = 20 – 4y
Now we plot these points and get another line by joining them
These two lines intersect eachother at the point (4, 2)
Its solution is (4, 2)
Which is a unique Hence x = 4, y = 2

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