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which is more valuable: a pile of pennies equaling your weight or a stack of quarters equaling your height. I weight 116 and i’m 5’6 Please help,

which is more valuable: a pile of pennies equaling your weight or a stack of quarters-example-1
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We must research some before making an estimate.

A penny weighs 2.5 grams. Your weight is 116 pounds. Converting to kilograms:

116 pounds = 52.6 kilograms = 52600 grams

So your weight is 52600 ÷ 2.5 = 21040 pennies, or $210.40

A quarter is 1.75 mm tall. Your height is 5 feet + 6 inches. Converting to meters:

5 feet = 1524 mm

6 inch = 152.4 mm

Total height = 1524 + 152.4 = 1676.4 mm

Your height is 1676.4 ÷ 1.75 = 958 quarters, or $239.5

The stack of quarters is $239.5 - $210.40 = $29.10 more valuable than the pile of pennies.

Answer: A stack of quarters is more valuable than a pile of pennies.

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