Jack buys 18 sharpeners white and brown for Rs 100 If he pays one rupee more for each white than

for this we should have to go through option...
ans will be 10 white of Rs6 each and 8 brown of Rs5 each
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white sharpener cost rs 6,and qty 10
brown one rs 5,qty 8
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No of white sharpener =6rs ,qty=10
Total=60
No of brown sharpener=5rs, qty=8
Total=40
qty =10+8=18
cost =60+40=100
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8 brown.,becoz 10*6+8*5=100.
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18=10+8
100 can be divided in to 60 and 40
in total if he buys 18 sharpeners which can be divided in to 10 AND 8
10*6=60 and 8*5=40
total 100
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let, white=x
then brown=18-x
let the cost of a brown sharpener is y
then a/q, x(y+1)+(18-x)y=100
or x + 18y=100
x
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10 white for rs. 6
8 brown for rs. 5
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option verification also one method to solve dis
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13 brown sharpners
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let no of white sharpeners be x
" '' brown "" be 18-x

then , let cost of brown sharpener be y
"" "" white "" will be y+1 (as per ques)
x(y+1)+(18-x)y=100
=18y+x=100
putting 5 in place of y (hit n trial assumption as 18*5=90)
then x will be 10
hence , brown sharpener cost 5 Rs and white cost 6 Rs
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Jack buys 18 sharpeners(white and brown) for Rs.100. If he pays one rupee more for each white than brown sharpeners. How many sharpeners did he buy? no of brown sharpeners?