Question

The cost price of a desk and a chair is $Rs.371$. If the desk costs $20$% more than the chair. Find the cost price of each.

Answer 1

let the cost of chair = $x$

desk cost 20% more than chair = $x\times \frac{1}{5}$

total cost = $Rs.371=x+\frac{6x}{5}$

$x=\frac{5\times 371}{11}$

$x=Rs.168.63=chair,desk=Rs.202$