SOLUTION: There are 20 pennies, 15 nickels, 3 dimes, and 12 quarters. what are the odds of picking a value less than $0.25?

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Question 640866: There are 20 pennies, 15 nickels, 3 dimes, and 12 quarters.
what are the odds of picking a value less than $0.25?

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Number of coins less than $0.25 : Number of quarters

Reduce to lowest terms.

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