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There are 36 quarters in my coin collection. If my coin collection has 45% quarters, how many total coins do I have?

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Answer:

80

Explanation:

If N is the total number of coins, then the number of quarters is ...

36 = 0.45×N

36/0.45 = N = 80

You have 80 coins you your collection.

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