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Melanie has 230 coins in her collection. Determine the number of European and non-European coins that she has in her collection.

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The number of European and non-European coins are 138 and 92 respectively.

From the question :

  • 6 out of every 10 coins are European

Expressing as a proportion:

  • 6/10

Total number of coins in her collection = 230

The number of European coins :

  • 6/10 × 230 = 138

Non - European coins :

  • 230 - 138 = 92

Hence, the number of European and non-European coins are 138 and 92 respectively.

Complete Question :

Melanie collects coins from all over the world. She is reorganizing her collection into coins from Europe and coins from other parts of the world. After sorting the coins, she comes to the conclusion that six out of every ten of the coins in her collection come from Europe.

Melanie has 230 coins in her collection. Determine the number of European and non-European coins that she has in her collection.

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