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⟩ Amal bought 5 pens, 7 pencils and 4 erasers. Rajan bought 6 pens, 8 erasers and 14 pencils for an amount which was half more than what Amal had paid. What % of the total amount paid by Amal was paid for pens?

5*pen+7*pencil+4*eraser=x;

6*pen+14*pencil+8*eraser=x+0.5x=1.5x;

7*pencil=x-5*pen-4*eraser;--> eq1

14*pencil=1.5x-6*pen-8*eraser=> 7*pencil=(1.5*x-6*pen-8*eraser)/2;-->eq2

x-5*pen-4*eraser=0.75x-3*pen-4*eraser;

0.25x=2*pen;

1*pen=0.125x;

thus 5pens=5*0.125x;

=0.625x

=62.5%

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