SOLUTION: I have a jar full of nickels it weighs 61.5 lbs. How much money is in the jar? We don't know how much the jar weighs. Thank you smart-ones Lilianne

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Question 411842: I have a jar full of nickels it weighs 61.5 lbs. How much money is in the jar?
We don't know how much the jar weighs.
Thank you smart-ones
Lilianne
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
smart...maybe

clairvoyant...no

as you observed ; without the weight of the jar , a unique answer is impossible

according to wikipedia , the weight of a nickel is 5.000 grams

61.5 lbs equals 27896 grams

so the amount of money in the jar is LESS THAN [($.05)(27896/5)] or <$278.95