Let the price of a pen be 'x' and that of pencil be 'y' Then 87x + 29y = 783Multiplying eqn (i) by 30/29 we get (87x) x 30/29 + (29y) 30/29 = 783 x 30/29∴ 90x + 30y = 810
Let the numbers be x, x + 2, x + 4, x + 6, and x + 8Avg = x + x + 2 + x + 4 + x + 6 + x + 8/5 = 40Therefore, 5x + 20 = 200Therefore, x = 180/5 = 36Therefore, r = x + 4 = 40 s = x + 6 = 42Therefore, Product = 1680