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How many of each coin is there?

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You just smashed open your piggy bank and counted 55 coins totaling $10.00. There are more nickels than pennies, more dimes than nickels, and more quarters than dimes.

How many of each coin is there?

posted May 8, 2015 by Simranjeet Singh

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0 pennies, 3 nickels, 21 dimes, 31 quarters.

so total 0*0 + 3*5 + 21*10 + 31*25 = 1000 pennies = $10

answer May 18, 2015 by Rahil Shah



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