PSLE Bryan saved a total of $48 in coins in his coin box.
14 of all the coins saved were one-dollar coins. There were 3 times as many one-dollar coins as twenty-cent coins. The remaining coins were ten-cent coins. How many coins did Bryan save in his coin box altogether?
|
One-dollar |
Twenty-cent |
Ten-cent |
Total |
Comparison between the number of 3 types of coins |
1x3 3 u |
3x3 9 u |
4x3 12 u
|
Comparison between the number of one-dollar and twenty-cent coins |
3x1 |
1x1 |
|
|
Number |
3 u |
1 u |
8 u |
12 u |
Value |
1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
|
Number x value |
3 u |
0.2 u |
0.8 u |
4 u |
Number of $1 coins is the repeated identity.
Make the number of $1 coins the same.
LCM of 1 and 3 = 3
Total value of coins = 4 u
4 u = 48
1 u = 48 ÷ 4 = 12
Total number of coins
= 3 u + 1 u + 8 u
= 12 u
= 12 x 12
= 144
Answer(s): 144