Question

seeta devi has rs 9 in fifty-paiseand twenty fiv-paise coins. She has twice as many twenty-five paise coins as fifty-paise coins.How many coins of each kind does she have?

Answer 1

50 paise coin = 9

25 paise coin = 18

Explanation:

Let :

Number of fifty paise = x

Number of 25 paise = y

50x + 25y = 900 - - - (1)

y = 2x - - - (2)

50x + 25(2x) = 900

50x + 50x = 900

100x = 900

x = 900/100

x = 9

y = 2x

y = 2(9)

y = 18