Let the number of Rs. 1's be x Then the number of Rs. 2's, using ONE PART = TOTAL MINUS OTHER PART, is Rs. 50-x. Value Value Type Number of of of of EACH ALL coin coins coin coins ------------------------------------------- Rs. 1 x 1 1x Rs. 2 50-x 2 2(50-x) ------------------------------------------- TOTALS 50 ----- 70 The equation comes from the column on the right1x + 2(50-x) = 70 x + 2(50-x) = 70 x + 100-2x = 70 -x + 100 = 70 -x = -30 x = 30 = the number of Rs. 1s. The number of Rs. 2s is 50-x or 50-30 or 20 Rs. 2's. Checking: 30 Rs. 1's is 30 Rs. and 20 Rs. 2's is 40 Rs. That's 50 coins. And indeed 30 Rs. + 40 Rs. = 70 Rs. Edwin