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5 books and 7 pens together cost rs.79 where as 7 books and 5 pens together cost rs.77.Find the cost of 1 book and 2 pens.

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Let x be the cost of 1 book and y be the cost of 1 pen.According to the conditions,5x+7y=79 .......17x+5y=77 .......2adding 1 and 2, we get 12x + 12y = 156x + y = 13 ........3Subtracting 2 from 1, we get-2x + 2y = 2-x + y = 1 .......4Adding 3 and 4, we get 2y = 14y = 7From 1, we getx = 6So, cost of 1 book = Rs 6Cost of 2 pens = 2 × 7 = Rs 14

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