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Robert has 4 times as many pennies as he does nickels. If Robert has $1.44 worth of pennies and nickels, how many nickels does he have?​

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Answer:

16

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Answer:

16 nickels

Explanation:

Robert can group his coins into groups consisting of 1 nickel and 4 pennies. The value of each group is 9¢, so the number of groups Robert can make is ...

$1.44/$0.09 = 16 . . . groups

Since there is 1 nickel in each group, Robert has 16 nickels.

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