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karim has brought some pens for 120 taka.if each pencoast him 2 taka less then he could buy 2 more pens.how many pens did he buy?
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<p style="margin-left:0px;">Let's use algebra to solve this problem. Let "x" be the number of pens Karim originally bought, and "p" be the cost of each pen in taka. We are given two pieces of information:</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">He bought some pens for 120 taka, which means: x * p = 120</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">If each pen cost him 2 taka less, he could buy 2 more pens, which means: (x + 2) * (p - 2) = 120</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">Now, we have a system of two equations:</p><ol><li>x * p = 120</li><li>(x + 2) * (p - 2) = 120</li></ol><p style="margin-left:0px;">We can solve this system of equations simultaneously. Let's start with equation (1):</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">x * p = 120</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">Now, let's express "p" in terms of "x" from equation (1):</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">p = 120 / x</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">Now, substitute this expression for "p" into equation (2):</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">(x + 2) * ((120 / x) - 2) = 120</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">Let's simplify this equation:</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">(x + 2) * ((120 - 2x) / x) = 120</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">Now, let's eliminate the fractions by multiplying both sides by "x":</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">(x + 2) * (120 - 2x) = 120x</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">Expand and simplify:</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">120x - 2x^2 + 240 - 2x = 120x</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">Now, bring all the terms to one side:</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">-2x^2 + 240 - 2x = 0</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">Divide the entire equation by -2 to simplify:</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">x^2 - 120 + x = 0</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">Now, let's solve this quadratic equation for "x." We can use the quadratic formula:</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">x = (-b ± √(b² - 4ac)) / (2a)</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">In this case, a = 1, b = -120, and c = 1. Plug these values into the formula:</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">x = (-(-120) ± √((-120)² - 4(1)(1))) / (2(1))</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">Simplify:</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">x = (120 ± √(14400 - 4)) / 2</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">x = (120 ± √14396) / 2</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">Now, calculate the square root:</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">x = (120 ± 119.997) / 2</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">Now, consider both the positive and negative roots:</p><ol><li>x = (120 + 119.997) / 2 ≈ 119.998 / 2 ≈ 59.999 (approximately 60)</li><li>x = (120 - 119.997) / 2 ≈ 0.003 / 2 ≈ 0.0015 (approximately 0)</li></ol><p style="margin-left:0px;">Since Karim cannot buy 0 pens, the only reasonable solution is that he originally bought approximately 60 pens.</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">However, the problem states that if he could buy pens for 2 taka less, he could buy 2 more pens. This suggests that he bought 12 pens initially (60 / 5 = 12), and each pen cost 10 taka (120 / 12 = 10).</p><p style="margin-left:0px;">So, Karim initially bought 12 pens.</p>
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