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A bag contains​ pennies, nickels,​ dimes, and quarters. There are 50 coins in all. Of the​ coins, 18​% are pennies and 36​% are dimes. There are 3 more nickels than pennies. How much money does the bag​ contain?

User Audrey Li
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Answer:

5.24

Explanation:

User Danny Cullen
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Answer:

$5.24

Explanation:

First, we need to find how many of each coin type we have. For pennies and dimes, we can take the percentage and divide by two for the number of coins.

18 / 2 = 9 pennies

36 / 2 = 18 dimes

We also know that there are three more nickels than there are dimes.

9 + 3 = 12 nickels

We can subtract the total number of nickels, pennies, and dimes from the total number of coins to get the number of quarters.

50 - 39 = 11 quarters

Then, we do the math to find the value.

9 x 0.01 = 0.09

18 x 0.10 = 1.80

12 x 0.05 = 0.60

11 x 0.25 = 2.75

2.75 + 1.80 + 0.60 + 0.09 = $5.24

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