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Vijay had some bananas and he divided them into two lots A and B. He sold the first lot at the rate of RS. 2 for 3 bananas and the second lot at the rate of Rs 1 per banana and got a total of Rs. 400. If he had sold the first lot at the rate of Rs. 1 per banana and the second lot at the rate of Rs.4 for 5 bananas , his total collection would have been Rs 460. Find the total number of bananas he had.

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To solve the problem, we will set up a system of equations based on the information given. Let: - \( x \) = number of bananas in lot A - \( y \) = number of bananas in lot B ### Step 1: Set up the equations based on the selling prices. ...
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