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  1. Ram and Mohan are friends. Each has some money. If Ram gives 30 to Mohan, Then Mohan will have twice the money left with Ram. But if Mohan gives 10 to Ram, Then Ram will have thrice as much as is left with Mohan. How much money does each have?
    1. 62,34
    2. 6,2
    3. 170,124
    4. 43,26
Correct Option: A

Let us assume Ram has R rupees and Mohan has M rupees.
According to question,
If Ram gives 30 rupees to Mohan, then
Ram has left money = R - 30 and Mohan has money = M + 30
Then Mohan will have twice the money left with Ram,
M + 30 = 2(R - 30)
M + 30 = 2R - 60
2R - M = 90................................(1)
Again According to question,
if Mohan gives 10 rupees to Ram, then
Mohan has left the money = M - 10 and Ram has the money = R + 10
Then According to question,
Ram will have thrice as much as is left with Mohan,
R + 10 = 3 (M - 10 )
R + 10 = 3M - 30
⇒ 3M - R = 10 + 30
⇒ 3M - R = 40..................................(2)
After Multiplying 2 with Equation (2) , add with the equation (1),
6M - 2R + 2R - M = 80 + 90
⇒ 6M - M = 170
⇒ 5M = 170
M = 170/5
M = 34
Put the value of M in equation (1), we will get
⇒ 2R - 34 = 90
⇒ 2R = 90 + 34
⇒ 2R = 124
R = 124/2
R = 62



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