Sangeeta wants to buy a soap that costs ₹ 10.
She has a five-rupee coin, 2 one-rupee coins
and 5 fifty-paise coins. How much more money
does she need to buy the soap ?

Question

Accepted Answer

To determine how much more money Sangeeta needs to buy the soap, we first need to calculate the total amount of money she currently has.

1. **Five-rupee coin:** ₹5
2. **Two one-rupee coins:** 2 x ₹1 = ₹2
3. **Five fifty-paise coins:** 5 x ₹0.50 = ₹2.50

Now, let's add up all the money Sangeeta has:

- ₹5 (five-rupee coin)
- ₹2 (two one-rupee coins)
- ₹2.50 (five fifty-paise coins)

Total money Sangeeta has = ₹5 + ₹2 + ₹2.50 = ₹9.50

The cost of the soap is ₹10. Therefore, the additional amount of money Sangeeta needs is:

₹10 (cost of soap) - ₹9.50 (money Sangeeta has) = ₹0.50

Thus, Sangeeta needs ₹0.50 more to buy the soap, which corresponds to Option 2.

**Explanation of why other options are incorrect:**

1. **Option 1 (₹2.50):** This option suggests that Sangeeta needs ₹2.50 more. However, since she already has ₹9.50 and the soap costs ₹10, she only needs ₹0.50 more, not ₹2.50.

2. **Option 3 (₹1.50):** This option indicates that Sangeeta needs ₹1.50 more. Again, since she has ₹9.50, she only needs an additional ₹0.50 to reach the total of ₹10, not ₹1.50.

3. **Option 4 (₹2.00):** This option implies that Sangeeta needs ₹2.00 more. As calculated, she only needs ₹0.50 more to make the total amount required to purchase the soap, not ₹2.00.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2, as Sangeeta needs ₹0.50 more to buy the soap.