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Two pens and three pencils cost Rs 86. four Pens and a pencil cost Rs. 112. find the cost of a pen and that of a pencil.

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Let the cost of a pen and a pencil be Rs. X and Rs. Y respectively.

Then, 2x + 3y = 86 ….(i) and 4x + y =112. 

Solving (i) and (ii), we get: x = 25 and y = 12. 

Cost of a pen =Rs. 25 and the cost of a pencil =Rs. 12.

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