Problema Solution

Ranjana's mother gave her rs 245 for buying new year cards.if she got some 10 rupee cards,2/3 as many 5 rupee cards,and 1/5 as many 15 rupee cards,how many of each kind did she buy?

Answer provided by our tutors

She bought:

10 rupee cards: x

5 rupee cards: 2/3 x

15 rupee cards:1/5 x

So the equation is

10x + 5*(2/3 x) + 15(1/5 x) = 245

So

x = 15

So

She bought:

10 rupee cards: 15

5 rupee cards: 10

15 rupee cards:3