One says, “Give me a hundred, friend ! I shall then become twice as rich as you.” The other replies, “If you give me ten, I shall be six times as rich as you.” Tell me what is the amount of their (respectively) capital ?
Solution : Let two friends named as P and Q. Let P has Rs x and Q has Rs y. According to Question, x + 100 = 2(y – 100) \(\implies\) x – 2y + 300 = 0 ………(1) y + 10 = 6(x – 10) \(\implies\) 6x – y – …