SOLUTION: A boy sold candies and collected Php 238, part in Php 1-coins and part in php 5-coins. If there are 1 1/2 times more Php 5-coins than Php 1-coins, how many of each kind were there?

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Question 1201571: A boy sold candies and collected Php 238, part in Php 1-coins and part in php 5-coins. If there are 1 1/2 times more Php 5-coins than Php 1-coins, how many of each kind were there?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1php coins           5php coins                  TOTAL php
                                        238




x=211.55555555555555


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