Utet Apr 15 Paper1 Q#117

65The cash-box of Ruby contains same number of coins of 50 paise and 1 rupee only. On drawing the one-third coins of 50 paise and one-fourth coins of 1 rupee, the balance of cash-box is 26 Rs. The number of coins initially in cash-box is

Option : D
Explanation : Let the number of coins of
each type be x
2x/3 x 50/100 + (3x/4) x l = 26
⇒x/3 + 3x/4 = 26
⇒ 4x+9x=26 × I2
⇒ 13x = 26 × 12 ⇒ x = 24

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