Answer:
pen = 2 book = 3
Explanation:
p= pens
b=books
4p +3b =17
5p+2b=16
Multiply the first by 5
Multiply the second by -4
Add both (p variable will ce cancelled)
20p +15b = 85
-20p -8b = -64
7b = 21
b=3 (book =3)
Lets plug this in one of the equations
4p + 3x3 = 17
4p +9 0 19
4p = 8
p= 2 (pencil = 2)