Quantitative Aptitude Ques 569

Question: Ten chairs and six tables together cost Rs. 6200, three chairs and two tables together cost Rs. 1900. The cost of 4 chairs and 5 tables is [CDS 2013]

Options:

A) Rs. 3000

B) Rs. 3300

C) Rs. 3500

D) Rs. 3800

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

  • Let cost of one chair be Rs. x and cost of one table be Rs. y. Then, $ 10x+6y=6200 $ and $ 3x+2y=1900 $ Solving for x and y, we get $ x=Rs.,500, $ $ y=Rs.,200 $ Cost of 4 chairs and 5 tables $ =4\times 500+5\times 200 $ $ =2000+1000=Rs.,3000 $