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Reena has pens and pencils which together are 40 in number. If she has 5 more pencils and 5 less pens, then number of pencils would become 4 times the number of pens. Find,.the original number of pens and pencils. (C.B.S.E 1992C)



Answer -

Let number of pens = x
and number of pencils = y
x + y = 40 ….(i)
In second case,
number of pens = x – 5
and number of pencils = y + 5
(y + 5) = 4 (x – 5) => y + 5 = 4x – 20
4x – y = 5 + 20 => 4x – y = 25 ….(ii)
Adding (i) and (ii)
5x = 65 => x = 13 [From (i) ]
13 + y = 40 => y = 40 – 13 = 27
Hence number of pens = 13
and number of pencils = 27

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