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A lady has 5Rs and 50 paise coin in her purse she has a total amount Rs 50. Form a linear equation in two variables nd find its two solutions

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Let the number of Rs 5 coins = xLet the number of Re 0.50 coins = yNow, amount with Rs 5 coins= Rs 5xAmount with Re 0.50 coins = Rs 0.50yNow, according to question :5x + 0.50y = 505x + y2 = 5010x + y = 100 .....1Put y = 10 in 1, we get10x + 10 = 10010x = 90x = 9So, 9,10 is the solutionPut y = 20 in 1, we get10x + 20 = 10010x = 80x = 8So, 8,20 is the solution.

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