A purse contains 342 coins consisting of one rupees, 50 paise and 25 paise coins. If their values are in the ratio of 11 : 9 : 5 then find the number of 50 paise coins? A. 180 B. 150 C. 162 D. 99 Answer Workspace Report Discuss Answer with explanation Answer: Option C Explanation Let the value of one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise be 11x, 9x, 5x respectively. No. of 1 rupee coins = (11x / 1) =11x No. of 50 paise coins = (9x / 0.5) = 18x No. of 25 paise coins = (5x / 0.25) = 20x 11x + 18x + 9x = 342 38x = 342 x = 9 Therefore, no. of 1 rupee coins = 11 x 9 = 99 coins No. of 50 paise coins = 18 x 9 = 162 coins No. of 25 paise coins = 20 x 9 = 180 coins Workspace
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