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P and Q have some coins with them. The ratio of the numbers of coins with P and Q is ` 7 : 8`. Q has 5 more coins than P has. Find the number of coins with Q .

A

72

B

40

C

48

D

80

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B

Let p= 7x and Q = 8x. The difference in the number of coins with P and Q is 5.
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