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Aptitude · Q228

Ratio

Competitive Exams · Aptitude · question 228

Q228

A box contains 280 coins of one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise. The value of each kind of the coins are in the ratio of 8 : 4 : 3. Then the number of 50 paise coins is = ?

A.
70
B.
60
C.
80
Answer
D.
90

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
  Rs. 1   :   50 P   :   25 p
Values of coins 8x : 11x : 3x
Number of coins   8x×1 : 4x×2 : 3x×4
  8x : 8x : 12x


∴ Number of 50 P coins are 8x
= 8 × 10 = 80