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Anna has 55 coins in her piggy bank. She notices that she only has dimes and pennies. If she has exactly

four times as many pennies as dimes, how many pennies are in her piggy bank?

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Answer: 44 Pennies

Step-by-step explanation: The ratio of pennies to dimes is 4:1. Add both numbers up to get 5 and divide 55 by 5 to get 11. multiply 4 and 1 from the ratio by 11 to get 44 and 11. This is the number of pennies and dimes.

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