Question

In a bag, there are coins of 25 p, 10 p, and 5 p in the ratio of1:2 : 3. If there is Rs. 30 in all, how many 5 p coins are there?

Answer 1

answer : 3

Step-by-step explanation:

Now let us consider the total number of coins present in the box as '6x'. The coins 25 paise, 10 paise and 5 paise are in the ratio of 1:2:3. i.e. 25 paise in ratio of 1, 10 paise in ratio of 2 and 5 paise in ratio of 3. So the exact quantities become x, 2x and 3x respectively.