3 mangoes and 2 pineapples can be bought at Rs.420. Price of 4 mangoes is Rs.10 more than the price of a pineapple. i) Construct a pair of simultaneous equations by taking the price of a mango as x and the price of a pineapple as y. ii) By solving the pair of simultaneous equations find the price of a mango and a pineapple separately

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3 mangoes and 2 pineapples can be bought at Rs.420. Price of 4 mangoes is Rs.10 more than the price of a pineapple.

i) Construct a pair of simultaneous equations by taking the price of a mango as x and the price of a pineapple as y.

ii) By solving the pair of simultaneous equations find the price of a mango and a pineapple separately.

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