a donation box 5 rupees 2 rupees and 50 paisa coins in the ration 5:3:9 by mumber if the total value of all the coins is 142 find the number of each type of coins.
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Total value in rupees of the ratio given = (5*5) + (3*2) + (9*0.5)
= 25 +6 + 4.5
= 35.5
Total money divided by total money in ratio = 142 / 35.5 = 4
Value of 5 Rs. coins = 5 * 4 = 20 coins = 100 Rs.
Value of 2 Rs. coins = 3 * 4 = 12 coins = 24 Rs.
Value of 50 p coins = 9 * 4 = 36 coins = 18 Rs.
Total value coins 20 coins of 5 Rupees, 12 coins of 2 Rupees and 36 coins of 50 paise.
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