Question

A purse contains R's.70in 50pand 25p coins.if the number of 50p coins is three times the number of 25pcoins,find the number of 50pand 25pcoins.

Answer 1

Answer:

25p coins are 40 and 50p coins are 120

Step-by-step explanation:

Let 25p coins be x

.25 + 3(.50)x = 70

1.75x = 70

x = 40

Proof:

(40×.25) + (120×.50)

= Rs.10 + Rs. 60 = Rs. 70