Question

A jar is filled with pennies and paisa in the ratio of 5 to 3. there are 30 paise in the jar, how many coins are there?

Answer 1

let the ratio of pennies be 5x and paisa be 3x

we know that there are 30 paise in the jar

so,3x=30

x=10

now,pennies be 5×10=50

no.of coins in the jar is 50+30=80 coins(pennies and paise).