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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 would be 1 : 2, Based on the information; the total number of coins in the collection now becomes.
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- 90
- 80
- 60
- 50
Correct Option: A
Let the number of gold coins initially be x and the number of non-gold coins be y.
According to the question,
3x = y
When 10 more gold coins, total number of gold coins becomes x + 10 and the number of non-gold coins remain the same at y.
Now, we have 2(x + 10) = y
Solving these two equations, we get
x = 20 and y = 60.
Total number of coins in the collection at the end is equal to
x + 10 + y = 20 + 10 + 60 = 90.
