Question

Your grandfather is a coin collector. He has 50 coins of gold or silver separated into 7

bags. Gold coins are in packs of 6 and silver coins are in packs of 8. How many bags of
each coin does he have?
4 bags of gold and 3 bags of silver
2 bags of gold and 5 bags of silver
3 bags of gold and 4 bags of silver
5 bags of gold and 2 bags of silver

Answer 1

c

Explanation:

a = 48 coins 4 x 6 = 24 3 x 8 = 24 24 + 24 = 48

b = 52 coins 2 x 6 = 12 5 x 8 = 40 40 + 12 = 52

c = 50 coins 3 x 6 =18 4 x 8 = 32 32 + 18 = 50 correct

d = 46 coins 5 x 6 = 30 2 x 8 = 16 30 + 16 = 46