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04/08/2017 at 10:14
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John and Mary went to a book shop and bought some exercise books. Thay had $100 each. John could buy 7 large and 4 small ones. Mary could buy 5 large and 6 small ones and had $5 left. How much was s small exercise book?




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    CTC 04/08/2017 at 10:21

    Call the price of large is x, the price of small is y.

    We have : \(\left\{{}\begin{matrix}7x+4y=100\\5x+6y+5=100\end{matrix}\right.\Leftrightarrow\left\{{}\begin{matrix}7x+4y=100\\5x+6y=95\end{matrix}\right.\Rightarrow\left\{{}\begin{matrix}x=10\\y=7,5\end{matrix}\right.\)

    So a small exercise book costs 7,5$.

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    Phan Thanh Tinh Coordinator 04/08/2017 at 10:25

    Let L and S be the price of a large and a small one respectively.We have :

    \(\left\{{}\begin{matrix}7L+4S=100\\5L+6S+5=100\end{matrix}\right.\Rightarrow\left\{{}\begin{matrix}35L+20S=500\\35L+42S=665\end{matrix}\right.\)

    \(\Rightarrow22S=165\Rightarrow S=7,5\)

    So,a small exercise book costs 7,5


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