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Brandon has a total of $3.28 consisting of an equal number of pennies nickels dimes and quarters.How many coins does he have in all? What strategy would be best to solve this problem

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Answer:

32 coins

consider the value of a group of coins

Explanation:

The coins are in equal numbers, so they can be considered as a group. The value of one group of 4 coins is ...

1¢ + 5¢ + 10¢ + 25¢ = 41¢ = $0.41

Then the number of groups (g) of coins is ...

$3.28 = $0.41×g

g = $3.28/$0.41 = 8

There are 8 groups of coins. Each group has 4 coins, so there are ...

(8 groups)×(4 coins/group) = 32 coins

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