PSLE Billy had a total of 60 coins in his coin box.
13 of all the coins saved were one-dollar coins. There were 4 times as many one-dollar coins as fifty-cent coins. The remaining coins were ten-cent coins. What was the total value of all the coins in his coin box?
|
One-dollar |
Fifty-cent |
Ten-cent |
Total |
Comparison between the number of 3 types of coins |
1x4 4 u |
2x4 8 u |
3x4 12 u
|
Comparison between the number of one-dollar and fifty-cent coins |
4x1 |
1x1 |
|
|
Number |
4 u |
1 u |
7 u |
12 u |
Value |
1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
|
Number x value |
4 u |
0.5 u |
0.7 u |
5.2 u |
Number of $1 coins is the repeated identity.
Make the number of $1 coins the same.
LCM of 1 and 4 = 4
Total number of coins = 12 u
12 u = 60
1 u = 60 ÷ 12 = 5
Total value of coins
= 4 u 0.5 u 0.7 u
= 5.2 u
= 5.2 x 5
= $26
Answer(s): $26