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lakshmi is a cashier in a bank. she has currency notes of denominations Rs100,Rs50 and Rs10 respectively. the ratio of the number of these notes is 2:3:5.the totalcash with her is 4,00,000 Rs how many notes of each denominationsdoes she have? please explain it i feels difficult to do this problem.

Let the common ratio between the numbers of notes of different denominations be x. Therefore, numbers of Rs 100 notes, Rs 50 notes, and Rs 10 notes will be2x, 3x, and 5x respectively.

Amount of Rs 100 notes = Rs (100 × 2x) = Rs 200x

Amount of Rs 50 notes = Rs (50 × 3x)= Rs 150x

Amount of Rs 10 notes = Rs (10 × 5x) = Rs 50x

It is given that total amount is Rs 400000.

? 200x + 150x + 50x = 400000

? 400x = 400000

On dividing both sides by 400, we obtain

x = 1000

Number of Rs 100 notes = 2x = 2 × 1000 = 2000

Number of Rs 50 notes = 3x = 3 × 1000 = 3000

Number of Rs 10 notes = 5x = 5 × 1000 = 5000