Question

A man is employed to count Rs 10710. He counts at the rate of Rs 180 per minute for half an hour. After this he counts at the rate of Rs 3 less every minute than the preceding minute. Find the time taken by him to count the entire amount.

Answer:

He take 89 minutes or 1 hour and 29 minutes to count the whole sum.

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