A bag contains 25 paisa, 50 paisa and 1 Re. coins. There are 220 coins in all and the total amount in…
Let the number of 25p coins be \(x\) and 50p coins be \(y\). Then 1 Re coins \(= 3x\). Total coins: \(x + y + 3x = 4x + y = 220\). Total value: \(0.25x + 0.50y + 3x = 3.25x…
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A bag contains 25 paisa, 50 paisa and 1 Re. coins. There are 220 coins in all and the total amount in the bag is Rs. 160. If there are thrice as many as 1 Re. coins as there are 25 paisa coins, then what is the number of 50 paisa coins ?
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Let the number of 25p coins be and 50p coins be . Then 1 Re coins . Total coins: . Total value: . Subtracting the two equations gives , so .
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