A piggy bank contains the same number of quarters, nickels, and dimes. the coins total $4.40. how many of each type of coin does

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Genrish500 [490]

3 years ago

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A piggy bank contains the same number of quarters, nickels, and dimes. the coins total $4.40. how many of each type of coin does

the piggy bank contain?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Katarina [22] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-09T05:56:51+03:00

Katarina [22]3 years ago

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Answer: 11 of each type

Step-by-step explanation:

mestny [16] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-09T04:18:57+03:00

mestny [16]3 years ago

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Let the number of each coin be n.

The total sum of these coins is $4.40. So we can write:

n Nickles + n Dimes + n Quarters = 4.40

0.05n + 0.10n + 0.25n = 4.40

0.40n = 4.40

n = 11

So this means, there are 11 coins of each type.