Question

Challenge A bag contains pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are 50 coins in all. Of the

coins, 12% are pennies and 40% are dimes. There are 5 more nickels than pennies. How much
money does the bag contain?
The bag contains $

Answer 1

$5.86

Explanation:

Answer 2

$5.86

Explanation:

12% of 50=6 pennies

40% of 50= 20 dimes

6+5= 11 nickels

11+20+6= 37 coins

50 total coins-37= 13 quarters

13 quarters = $3.25

20 dimes = $2.00

11 nickels = $0.55

6 pennies = $0.06

$3.25+$2.00+$0.55+$0.06=$5.86