Question

Challenge A bag contains pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are 50 coins in all. of the coins, 16% are pennies and 32% are dimes. There are 6 more nickels than pennies. How much money does the bag contain? ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

p+n+d+q=50

p=.16(50)=8

n=p+6=8+6=14

d=.32(50)=16

q=50-p-n-d=50-8-14-16=12

A=8(1)+14(5)+16(10)+12(25)

A.=8+70+160+300

A=538 cents

A=$5.38