The average price of 10 books is Rs. 12 while the average price of 8 of these books is Rs. 11.75. Of the remaining two books, if the price of one book is 60% more than the price of the other, what is the price of each of these two books? A.Rs 10 and Rs 16 B.Rs 12 and Rs 24 C.Rs 24 and Rs 18 D.Rs 28 and Rs 12 E.None of these

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Answer :

Answer – A (Rs 10 and Rs 16)

Explanation – Total price of the two books = Rs. [(12 x 10) – (11.75

x 8)] = Rs. (120 – 94) = Rs. 26

Let the price of one book be Rs.x

Then, the price of other book = Rs. (x + 60% of x )= x + (3/5)x=

(8/5)x

so, x +(8/5)x=26 , x=10

The prices of the two books are Rs. 10 and Rs. 16

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