Aayan bought as many 25 paisa postal stamps as 50 paise stamps and paid Rs. 9 fir them. How many stamps of each denomination did he buy.

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Let the number of each stamp be ‘x’

MOney by 25 paise stamp =25x paise

MOney by 50 paise stamp =50x paise

Total paise = 900

75x=900

x=12

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Aayan bought as many 25 paisa postal stamps as 50 paise stamps and paid Rs. 9 fir them. How many stamps of each denomination did he buy.

Let the number of each stamp be ‘x’ MOney by 25 paise stamp =25*x paise MOney by 50 paise stamp =50*x paise Total paise = 900 75x=900 x=12

Let the number of each stamp be ‘x’

MOney by 25 paise stamp =25x paise

MOney by 50 paise stamp =50x paise

Total paise = 900

75x=900

x=12