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A pen costs Rs. 13 and a note book costs Rs. 17. A school spends exactly Rs. 10000 in the year 2017-18 to buy x pens and y note books such that x and y are as close as possible (i.e. |x-y| is minimum). Next year, in 2018-19, the school spends a little more than Rs. 10000 and buys y pens and x note books. How much more did the school pay?

Correct answer

40

Step-by-step solution

aligned & 13 x+17 y=10000 & 17 x+13 y=10000+a aligned aligned & x= 10000-17 y 13 & y=329 & x=339 & 10040 aligned

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