Two bus tickets from city A to B and three tickets from city A to C cost Rs 77 but three ticke...........

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Two bus tickets from city A to B and three tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 77 but three tickets from city A to B and two tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 73. What are the fares for cities B and C from A ?

Rs. 4, Rs. 23

Rs. 13, Rs. 17

Rs. 15, Rs. 14

Rs. 17, Rs. 13

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Explanation:

Let Rs. x be the fare of city B from city A and Rs. y be the fare of city C from city A.

Then, 2x + 3y = 77 ...(i) and

3x + 2y = 73 ...(ii)

Multiplying (i) by 3 and (ii) by 2 and subtracting, we get: 5y = 85 or y = 17.

Putting y = 17 in (i), we get: x = 13.

By: Deepak Dawra

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