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Think About the Process A jar contains only pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are 29
pennies, 16 dimes, and 17 quarters. The rest of the coins are nickels. There are 74 coins in all. How
many of the coins are not nickels? If n represents the number of nickels in the jar, what equation could
you use to find n?

Answer 1

62 coins are not nickels. you could just add the pennies, dimes, & quarters. those totals are given. So

29+16+17= 62

or if you want to impress then start with the total and subtract each given coin count

74-29-16-17=12

74-12=62