Question

A cashier always starts the day with $60 in pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. She begins with five times as many pennies as quarters, and the number of nickels and dimes are both twice the number of quarters. How many pennies does she start with?.

Answer 1

500

Explanation:

q = q

p = 5q

n = 2q

d = 2q

0.25q + 0.1d + 0.05n + 0.01p = 60

0.25q + 0.1(2q) + 0.05(2q) + 0.01(5q) = 60

q = 100

p = 5q = 5(100) = 500

Answer: 500