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) About Me  (Show Source):
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1php coins           5php coins                  TOTAL php
     x                  x%2B3x%2F2                 238

x%2B0.05%28x%2B3x%2F2%29=238
x%2B0.05x%2B0.05%283%2F2%29x=238
1.125x=238
x=211.55555555555555


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