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A bag contains five-rupee, one-rupee, 50-paise, and 25-paise coins in the ratio 3 : 5 : 6 : 8. If the total amount of money in the bag is ₹225. The number of coins of each kind in ascending order :

(A) No. of coins of 25 paise

(B) No. of coins of one rupee

(C) No. of coins of 50 paise

(D) No. of coins of five rupee

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

Let the counts be 3x,5x,6x,8x3x, 5x, 6x, 8x.

Value =15x+5x+3x+2x=25x=225= 15x + 5x + 3x + 2x = 25x = 225, so x=9x = 9.

Counts: five-rupee 2727, one-rupee 4545, 50-paise 5454, 25-paise 7272.

Ascending order is 27<45<54<7227 < 45 < 54 < 72, that is (D), (B), (C), (A).

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