11. A person has with him a certain number of weighing stones of 100 gm, 500 gm and 1 kg in the ratio of
3 : 5 : 1. If a maxi

11. A person has with him a certain number of weighing stones of 100 gm, 500 gm and 1 kg in the ratio of
3 : 5 : 1. If a maximum of 5 kg can be measured using weighing stones of 500 gm alone, then what is the number of 100 gm stones he has?
(A) 6
(B) 3
(C) 9
(D) 5

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  1. Answer:

    given 5kg; 5000gm

    ratio of stones= 3:5:1

    no. of 500 gm stones = 5000/500= 10

    therefore, 10 = 5x

    x= 2

    then, 3x= 2*3=6

    hence, option (A) 6

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