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In a piggy bank, 3/7 of the number of coins are quarters and the rest are nickels. The total value of nickels is $12. How many coins are in the piggy bank?
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In a piggy bank, 3/7 of the number of coins are quarters and the rest are nickels. The total value of nickels is $12. How many coins are in the piggy bank?

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ask the pig

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User Yamini Chhabra
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this is a Linear Equation; also known as word problems. It is a "coin problem".
Here is a video for you.Watch it at 22: 21 .This is when he will work a coin problem that is like yours.
In a piggy bank, 3/7 of the number of coins are quarters and the rest are nickels-example-1
In a piggy bank, 3/7 of the number of coins are quarters and the rest are nickels-example-2
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