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

10 rupee cards:  x

5 rupee cards: 2x/3

15 rupee cards: x/5

So the equation is

10*x + 5*2x/3 + 15*x/5 = 245

So

x=15

So

10 rupee cards:  15

5 rupee cards: 10

15 rupee cards: 3