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Debra's penny bank is 2/3 full. After she removes 120 pennies, it is 1/2 full. How many pennies can Debra's bank hold?

User Sixthsense
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That would be 720 pennies
User Longestwayround
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2/3 - 1/2
= 4/6 - 3/6
= 1/6
so
1/6 of penny bank = 120 pennies
full bank = 120 x 6 = 720 pennies

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Debra's bank can hold 720 pennies

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