A farmer sold a cow and an ox for Rs. 800 and got a profit of 20% on the cow and 25% on the ox. If he sells the cow and the ox for Rs. 820 he gets a profit of 25% on the cow and 20% on the ox. The individual cost price of the cow and the ox is :

  • 1Rs. 530.60, Rs. 130.60 (approx)
  • 2Rs. 515.60, Rs. 115.60 (approx)
  • 3Rs. 531.50, Rs. 135.60 (approx)
  • 4Cannot be determined
Answer:- 4
Explanation:-

Solution:
Let the C.P. of the cow be Rs. x and that of the ox be Rs. y
Then,
= 120% of x + 125% of y = 800 6x5+5y4=800. ⇒ 24x + 25y = 16000 .......(i)
And
125% of x + 120% of y = 820 5x4+6y5=820 ⇒ 25x + 24y = 16400 ......(ii)
Adding (i) and (ii), we get :
49x + 49y = 32400 x+y=3240049......(iii) Substracting (i) from (ii), we get :
x - y = 400 ........(iv)
Adding (iii) and (iv), we get : 2x=3240049+400=5200049x=2600049530.60.Putting x=2600049 in (iii),we get:y=32400492600049=640049130.60

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⇒ 24x + 25y = 16000 .......(i)
And
125% of x + 120% of y = 820 5x4+6y5=820 ⇒ 25x + 24y = 16400 ......(ii)
Adding (i) and (ii), we get :
49x + 49y = 32400 x+y=3240049......(iii) Substracting (i) from (ii), we get :
x - y = 400 ........(iv)
Adding (iii) and (iv), we get : 2x=3240049+400=5200049x=2600049530.60.Putting x=2600049 in (iii),we get:y=32400492600049=640049130.60 ", "dateCreated": "7/24/2019 10:09:12 AM", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nitin Sir" } }, "suggestedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "
Solution:
Let the C.P. of the cow be Rs. x and that of the ox be Rs. y
Then,
= 120% of x + 125% of y = 800 6x5+5y4=800. ⇒ 24x + 25y = 16000 .......(i)
And
125% of x + 120% of y = 820 5x4+6y5=820 ⇒ 25x + 24y = 16400 ......(ii)
Adding (i) and (ii), we get :
49x + 49y = 32400 x+y=3240049......(iii) Substracting (i) from (ii), we get :
x - y = 400 ........(iv)
Adding (iii) and (iv), we get : 2x=3240049+400=5200049x=2600049530.60.Putting x=2600049 in (iii),we get:y=32400492600049=640049130.60 ", "dateCreated": "7/24/2019 10:09:12 AM" } }
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