Answer:
₹250
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the cost of a broomstick and x + 50 be the cost of a plastic pot.
Two pots = 2(x + 50) and three broomsticks = 3x.
Therefore,
the ratio of the cost of two pots to the cost of three broomsticks = 5:6 = 5/6
[tex] \frac{2(x + 50)}{3x} = \frac{5}{6} [/tex]
Multiply both sides by the LCM = 6(3x)
12(x + 50) = 5(3x) Open the brackets
12x + 600 = 15x Collect like terms
15x - 12x = 600
3x = 600 Divide both sides by 3
x = 600/3 = 200
x = 200
Hence, the cost of the pot = x + 50
= 200 + 50
= ₹250
