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Henry has quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies in a coin jar. He says that the total amount of money is two dollars and forty-one cents. He also claims that there are exactly twenty-three pennies. Let q be the number of quarters, d be the number of dimes, and n be the number of nickels. Which equation represents the relationship expressed above?

a. q + d + n = 23
b.q + d + n + 23 = 241
c. 25q + 10d + 5n + 23 = 2.41
d.25q + 10d + 5n + 23 = 241

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Answer: D

Explanation:

All would add up to 241 instead of 2.41 because you are not using decimals for the constants (Example: 25q not .25q)

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