1997 PMWC Problems/Problem I6

Problem

John and Mary went to a book shop and bought some exercise books. They had $\textdollar 100$ each. John could buy $7$ large and $4$ small ones. Mary could buy $5$ large and $6$ small ones and had $\textdollar 5$ left. How much was a small exercise book?

Solution

$7l+4s=100$

$5l+6s=95$

$2l-2s=5$

$6s-6l=-15$

$11l=110$

$l=10$

$s=\dfrac{15}{2}$

Plugging them back in, we see that they work.

See Also

1997 PMWC (Problems)
Preceded by
Problem I5
Followed by
Problem I7
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