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A piggy bank contains a certain number of coins, of which 53 are dimes and 19 are nickels.The remainder of the coins are quarters.If the probability of randomly selecting a quar…

A piggy bank contains a certain number of coins, of which 53 are dimes and 19 are nickels.The remainder of the coins are quarters.If the probability of randomly selecting a quar…
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A piggy bank contains a certain number of coins, of which 53 are dimes and 19 are nickels.The remainder of the coins are quarters.If the probability of randomly selecting a quarter from the bank is 1 by 4, How many quarters does the bank contain?

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Answer:

24

Explanation:

because 53+19=72 and 72+24=96

96/4=24

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