Let the bike's initial cost be X and then car's initial cost be 5X.
After the increase,
Bike price = 1.2X
Car price = 5.75X
Initial total cost of 5 cars and 10 bikes, = 25X+10X = 35X
New cost,
= 28.75X+12x = 40.75X
Change in cost = (40.75X-35X) = 5.75X
% change = (5.75X*100)/35 = 16(3/7)%.
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