Q.

From Bengaluru bus stand, if Riddhima buys 2 tickets to Malleswaram and 3 tickets to Yeswanthpur, then the total cost of the tickets is Rs 46; but if she buys 3 tickets to Malleswaram and 5 tickets to Yeswanthpur, then the total cost is Rs 74.

Consider the fares from Bengaluru to Malleswaram and that to Yeswanthpur as Rs x and Rs y respectively and answer the following questions:

(iii) (b) What is the fare from Bengaluru to Yeswanthpur

1 12  
2 10  
3 5  
4 7  

Ans.

(2)

Putting the value of x in (i), we get

          3y = 46 – 2 × 8 = 30 ⇒ y = 10

∴ Fare from Bengaluru to Yeswanthpur is ?10.