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Question
Choose the most appropriate option:
A, B, C and D have got some money with them. If A gives 8 rupees to B, B will have as much as C has and A will have 3 rupees less than what C has. Also if A takes 6 rupees from C, A will have twice as much money as D. If B and D together have 50 rupees, how much money does A and B have respectively?
Options
40, 27
29, 32
32, 29
27, 40
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Solution
40, 27
Explanation:
Let the amount of B is x
Then, A = x + 13
B = x
C = x + 8
and D = `("x" + 19)/2`
Now B + D = 50
x + `("x" + 19)/2` = 50, x = 27
Therefore, A = x + 13 ⇒ 27 + 13 = ₹ 40
and C = x + 8 ⇒ 27 + 8 = ₹ 35
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