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What part of 3$ is the sum of 7 dimes, 1 nickel and 3 pennies?

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Answer:

7/60

Explanation:

First, we would need to add up all of the coins and know their values.

1 dime (d) = 10¢

1 nickel (n) = 5¢

1 penny (p) = 1¢

An equation we can use will look something like this:

(d × 7) + (n × 1) + (p × 3) =?

Now just add the numbers and solve.

(10 × 7) + (5 × 1) + (1 × 3) = 78

Therefore, the total amount is 78¢.

Now to figure out how much 78¢ is out of $3, we can use an equation that looks something like this:

3 ÷ 0.78 = 3.84615385 or 7/60

So, this means that with 7 dimes, 1 nickel and 3 pennies it is 7/60 of $3.

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