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Suppose you have sufficient amount of rupee currency in three denominations: `₹1, ₹ 10 and `₹50. In how many different ways can you pay a bill of  ₹107?

Options

A

16

B

17

C

18

D

19

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Correct Answer :

Option C

18

Solution :

The correct option is 18.

We are asked to find the number of different ways to pay a bill of ₹107 using three denominations of currency: ₹1, ₹10, and ₹50. Let us denote:
Let x be the number of ₹50 notes/coins used.
Let y be the number of ₹10 notes/coins used.
Let z be the number of ₹1 notes/coins used.
Since the number of coins/notes must be non-negative integers, we have x,y,z0.

The total bill amount is ₹107, which gives us the linear equation:
50x+10y+z=107

Since we have a sufficient amount of each currency, we can choose non-negative integer values for x and y such that their combined value does not exceed 107. Once x and y are chosen, the value of z is uniquely determined as:
z=107-(50x+10y)

Let us analyze the possible values for x (the number of ₹50 notes):
Since 50x107, the possible non-negative integer values for x are 0, 1, and 2.

Case 1: x=2
Substituting x=2 into the equation:
50(2)+10y+z=107
100+10y+z=107
10y+z=7
For y to be a non-negative integer, we must have 10y7, which means the only possible value is y=0.
This gives 1 way: (x=2,y=0,z=7).

Case 2: x=1
Substituting x=1 into the equation:
50(1)+10y+z=107
10y+z=57
For y to be a non-negative integer, we must have 10y57.
The possible values for y are 0,1,2,3,4,5.
This gives 6 ways.

Case 3: x=0
Substituting x=0 into the equation:
10y+z=107
For y to be a non-negative integer, we must have 10y107.
The possible values for y are 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10.
This gives 11 ways.

To find the total number of ways, we sum the number of ways from all three cases:
Total ways=1+6+11=18

Thus, there are exactly 18 different ways to pay the bill.

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