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A man sold a book at 9% profit and a pen at 13% P. If the sold the book at 13% profit and the pen at 9% profit, he gain 80 more. Find the cost price of book and pen if he purchase both at 20,000.

A

Rs 11000,Rs 90000

B

Rs 10000, Rs 8000

C

Rs 9000, Rs 6000

D

Rs 12000,Rs 11000

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To solve the problem step by step, let's define the variables and follow the logic laid out in the video transcript. ### Step 1: Define Variables Let: - \( B \) = Cost price of the book - \( P \) = Cost price of the pen ### Step 2: Set Up the Equations From the problem, we know: 1. The total cost price of the book and pen is \( B + P = 20,000 \) (Equation 1). 2. When sold at 9% profit for the book and 13% profit for the pen, the profit can be expressed as: \[ \text{Profit} = 0.09B + 0.13P \] 3. When sold at 13% profit for the book and 9% profit for the pen, the profit can be expressed as: \[ \text{Profit} = 0.13B + 0.09P \] 4. The difference in profit between these two scenarios is given as \( 80 \): \[ (0.13B + 0.09P) - (0.09B + 0.13P) = 80 \] ### Step 3: Simplify the Profit Equation Simplifying the profit equation: \[ 0.13B + 0.09P - 0.09B - 0.13P = 80 \] \[ (0.13B - 0.09B) + (0.09P - 0.13P) = 80 \] \[ 0.04B - 0.04P = 80 \] Dividing through by 0.04 gives: \[ B - P = 2000 \quad \text{(Equation 2)} \] ### Step 4: Solve the System of Equations Now we have two equations: 1. \( B + P = 20,000 \) (Equation 1) 2. \( B - P = 2000 \) (Equation 2) We can solve these equations simultaneously. ### Step 5: Add the Two Equations Adding Equation 1 and Equation 2: \[ (B + P) + (B - P) = 20,000 + 2000 \] \[ 2B = 22,000 \] \[ B = 11,000 \] ### Step 6: Substitute to Find \( P \) Now substitute \( B \) back into Equation 1 to find \( P \): \[ 11,000 + P = 20,000 \] \[ P = 20,000 - 11,000 = 9,000 \] ### Final Answer The cost price of the book is \( 11,000 \) and the cost price of the pen is \( 9,000 \).
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