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Each night Ann and her family empty their pockets, purses, and wallets and place all of the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters in a large container. Ann helps her father count the money. If there are 145 pennies, 42 dimes, & 12 quarters, how much money did she count?

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$8.65


$11.65


$46.45


$199.00

User Joe Withey
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The answer to this is $8.65 because pennies are equal to 1 cent so 145 pennies is $1.45. Dimes are equal to 10 cents so 42 dimes is $4.20 and lastly quarters are 25 cents each so 12 quarters is $3.00 and you just add them all up and it equals $8.65
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