Question

A purse contains 25 paisa and 50 paisa coins.the number of 25 paisa coins is three times the number of 50 paisa coins.if the total money in the purse is rs 50.find the number of coins of each types.

Answer 1

Let
x = # 25 coins
y = # 50 coins

Then we are told that

x = 3y
25x+50y = 5000

now just solve for x and y.