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Reena has pens and pencils which together are 40 in number. If she has five more pencils and five less pens, then the number of pencils would become four times the number of pens. Find the original number of pens and pencils. Answer in detail.

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Reena has pens and pencils which together are 40 in number. If she has five more pencils and five less pens, then the number of pencils would become four times the number of pens. Find the original number of pens and pencils. Answer in detail.

Solution :
               Number of Pens and Pencils  = 40
               Let the number of  Pens = x
               and let Number of Pencils = y
             therefore ,
                             x + y = 40
                           => y = 40 - x ............................. (1)
According to Question ,
               y + 5 = 4 ( x - 5 )
               y +5 = 4*x - 4*5
              y + 5  = 4x - 20
               y = 4x -20 -5
               y = 4x - 25 ...................................(2)
         from 1 and 2 , we get
               4x - 25 = 40 - x 
               4x = 40 - x + 25
               4x + x = 40 + 25
               5x = 65
                 x = 65/5
                 x = 13

Therefore Number of Pens = 13
Substitute the value of x in 1 , we get
               y = 40 - x
               y = 40 - 13
               y = 27

Therefore Number of Pencils = 27

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Let, the no. Of pens be x and no. Of pencils be y.            x+y=40--------1 Acc. To ques         4(x-5)=y+5          4x-20=y+5            4x-y=25---------2 From 1 and 2          x+y=40         4x-y=25         ―――――――          5x=65             x=13 Substitute the value of x in eq.1              x+y=40             13+y=40                  y=27 So, pens be 13 and pencils be 27..        

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