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yolanda's bank is 1/2 full. After she adds 200 pennies, it is 5/6 full. How many pennies can Yoland's bank hold?
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yolanda's bank is 1/2 full. After she adds 200 pennies, it is 5/6 full. How many pennies can Yoland's bank hold?

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the bank can hold 1000 pennies
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1,000 pennies.
If it was 7/10 full then after she removed 200 pennies it was 5/10 full. (5/10 = 1/2)
Therefore 2/10 is equal to 200 pennies. (7/10 - 5/10 = 2/10)
If 2/10 is 200 then 10/10 is 1000 pennies.
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