Once I had been to the post-office to buy stamps of five rupees, two rupees and one rupee. I paid the clerk Rs.20, and since he did not have any change, he gave me three more stamps of one rupee. If the number of stamps of each type that I had ordered initially was more than one, what was the total number of stamps that I bought.(CAT 1994)

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Solution

The correct option is A 10
Option (a)

The number of stamps that were initially bought were more than one of each type. Hence the total number of stamps

2(5 rupees) + 2(2 rupees) + 3(1 rupee) + 3(1 rupee) = 10 tickets

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The correct option is A 10Option (a) The number of stamps that were initially bought were more than one of each type. Hence the total number of stamps 2(5 rupees) + 2(2 rupees) + 3(1 rupee) + 3(1 rupee) = 10 tickets

The correct option is A 10
Option (a)

The number of stamps that were initially bought were more than one of each type. Hence the total number of stamps

2(5 rupees) + 2(2 rupees) + 3(1 rupee) + 3(1 rupee) = 10 tickets