Question

The cost of a table is 25 rupees more than twice the cost of a chair. Write a linear equation in two variables to represent this statement (Take the cost of a table to be Rs x and that of a chair to be Rs y). Also find one solution of this equation.

Answer 1

To represent the given statement, the linear equation which is x = 2y + 25 can be used. One possible solution for the equation is x = 55 and y = 15.

Step-by-step explanation:

To write a linear equation representing the statement, let's first define the cost of a table as Rs x and the cost of a chair as Rs y.

According to the statement, the cost of a table is 25 rupees more than twice the cost of a chair. So, we can write the equation as x = 2y + 25.

One solution of this equation could be x = 55 (Rs 55 for the table) and y = 15 (Rs 15 for the chair).