SOLUTION: A stack of 100 nickels is 6.25 inches high. To the nearest cent, how much would a stack of nickels 8 feet high be worth?
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Question 129099: A stack of 100 nickels is 6.25 inches high. To the nearest cent, how much would a stack of nickels 8 feet high be worth?
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
100*.25=$25 the value of 100 nickels that are 6.25 inches high.
6.25/(8*12)=25/x
6.25x=25*96
6.25x=2400
x=2400/6.25
x=$384 worth of nickels.
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