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ethan has 1.25 in dimes, nickels, and pennies he has twice as many dimes as pennies, ant the number of pennies. how many dimes, nickels, and pennies does he have?

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Each group of 2 dimes and 1 penny has a value of $0.21. Since the remaining coins are nickels and the total is a multiple of $0.05, there must be 5 groups of dimes and penny, for a total of $1.05 in those coins.

Ethan has 5 pennies, 10 dimes, and 4 nickels.
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