QUESTION

CSAT

Medium

Maths

Prelims 2013

In a rare coin collection, there is one gold coin for every three non-gold coins. 10 more gold coins are added to the collection, and the ratio of gold coins to non-gold coins becomes 1:2.

Based on this information, the total number of coins in the collection now becomes:

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Explanation

Let the number of gold coins in the original collection be gg and the number of non-gold coins be nn. According to the problem, the ratio of gold coins to non-gold coins is 1:3, so:

g=13ng = \frac{1}{3} \cdot n or n=3gn = 3 \cdot g.

Next, 10 more gold coins are added to the collection, so the number of gold coins becomes g+10g + 10, and the number of non-gold coins remains nn. The new ratio of gold coins to non-gold coins is given as 1:2, so:

(g+10)n=12\frac{(g + 10)}{n} = \frac{1}{2}.

Now, substitute n=3gn = 3 \cdot g into the equation:

(g+10)(3g)=12\frac{(g + 10)}{(3 \cdot g)} = \frac{1}{2}.

To solve for gg, cross-multiply:

2(g+10)=3g2 \cdot (g + 10) = 3 \cdot g.

Expand the equation:

2g+20=3g2 \cdot g + 20 = 3 \cdot g.

Subtract 2g2 \cdot g from both sides:

20=g20 = g.

So, there are initially 20 gold coins. Using n=3gn = 3 \cdot g, the number of non-gold coins is:

n=320=60n = 3 \cdot 20 = 60.

Thus, the total number of coins before adding the 10 gold coins is:

g+n=20+60=80g + n = 20 + 60 = 80.

After adding the 10 gold coins, the total number of coins is:

g+10+n=20+10+60=90g + 10 + n = 20 + 10 + 60 = 90.

Therefore, the total number of coins in the collection now is:

9090.

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