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A box contains 420 coins of 1 rupee, 50 paise and 20 paise coins. The ratio of their values is 13 : 11 : 7. The number of 50 paise coins is = ?

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Correct Answer: Option D
  Rs. 1   :   50 P   :   20 P
Values 13x : 11x : 7x
Number of coins   13x×1 : 11x×2 : 7x×5
  13x : 22x : 35x
Given total coins
⇒ 13x + 22x + 35x = 420
⇒ 70x = 420
⇒ x = 6
∴ Numbers of 50 paise coins are
= 22x = 22 × 6 = 132
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