This bheja fry question I heard it recently on web radio.
Question
A mobile phone and it's protective case together cost Rs 110. Mobile itself is 100 Rs more than its case. What is the actual value of the mobile phone and its case ???
Answer
When looking at the first glance, we tend to answer mobile phone is Rs 100 and case Rs 10.
I thought like that !!!!
But is it the real answer ???
If it is, why it would be called bheja fry question ???!!!
Let us solve it in the methodological way.
Let the price of the case be X.
Then as the mobile phone costs 100 more than its case.
Price of mobile phone is X + 100
As it is given, both of them together cost Rs 110.
==>> X + X + 100 = 110
==>> 2X + 100 = 110
==>> 2X = 10 ( 110 - 100 = 10 )
==>> X = 5
Cost of Protective case of the phone is X is Rs 5
Cost of mobile phone = X + 100 = 5 + 100 = 105 Rs
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