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there are 5 pennies for every 6 quarters in Admed's pocket. Could Ahmed have a total of 30 coins in his pocket?

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Ahmed could not have a total of 30 coins in his pocket.

step by step:

say he had 6 quarters, that’s 5 pennies so 11 coins
so add 6 more quarters, that’s 22, so they would all be multiples of 11.
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