PSLE Julian saved a total of $307 in coins in his coin box.
712 of all the coins saved were one-dollar coins. There were 4 times as many one-dollar coins as twenty-cent coins. The remaining coins were ten-cent coins. How many coins did Julian save in his coin box altogether?
|
One-dollar |
Twenty-cent |
Ten-cent |
Total |
Comparison between the number of 3 types of coins |
7x4 28 u |
5x4 20 u |
12x4 48 u
|
Comparison between the number of one-dollar and twenty-cent coins |
4x7 |
1x7 |
|
|
Number |
28 u |
7 u |
13 u |
48 u |
Value |
1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
|
Number x value |
28 u |
1.4 u |
1.3 u |
30.7 u |
Number of $1 coins is the repeated identity.
Make the number of $1 coins the same.
LCM of 7 and 4 = 28
Total value of coins = 30.7 u
30.7 u = 307
1 u = 307 ÷ 30.7 = 10
Total number of coins
= 28 u + 7 u + 13 u
= 48 u
= 48 x 10
= 480
Answer(s): 480