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Every week, Jeffrey cleans out the wishing well at the park. How much money did he find this week? Use these clues to figure out how many pennies, nickels, and dimes he found. Write your answer on the corresponding basket

CLUES

He finds at least one penny, one nickel, and one dime.

He has a total of 14 coins.

The coins add up to 56 cents.

He has more nickels than dimes.

He has the same number of pennies as nickels.



Questions

How many Pennies?



How many Nickels?



How many Dimes?

User Yangfan
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Answer:

6 nickels

6 pennies

2 dimes

Step-by-step explanation:

We have the same amount of pennies and nickels. They all add up to 56 cents and 14 coins. And there are more nickels than dimes.

Hope this helps!!

User Christopher Souvey
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