SOLUTION: A purse has only one-rupee and two-rupee coins in it.The number of two-rupee coins is one-third the number of one-rupee coins.If the purse has 115 rupees,find the number of two-rup

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Question 1069894: A purse has only one-rupee and two-rupee coins in it.The number of two-rupee coins is one-third the number of one-rupee coins.If the purse has 115 rupees,find the number of two-rupee coins.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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2R=x
1R=3x
1*3x+2*(x)=115
5x=115
x=23 2R, 46R total
3x=69 1R, 69 R total
sum is 115R, answer above.