Question

Each night Ann and her family empty their pockets, purses, and wallets and place all of the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters in a large container. Ann helps her father count the money. If there are 145 pennies, 42 dimes, & 12 quarters, how much money did she count?

Answer 1

The easiest way to solve this is to take the amount of each coin and multiply it by its value. Afterwards add each total together to determine the amount of money that Ann has.

145 pennies X $0.01 = $1.45

42 dimes X $0.10 = $4.20

12 quarters X $0.25 = $3.00

$1.45 + $4.20 + $3.00 = $8.65

Therefore Ann has $8.65