SOLUTION: textbopok harcourt math isbn 0-15-336695-8 page83 Mr Samuels has 150 pennies in two jars. There are 40 more pennies in one jar than in the other. How many pennies are in the jar?

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Mr Samuels has 150 pennies in two jars. There are 40 more pennies in one jar than in the other. How many pennies are in the jar?
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let J be the pennies in the first jar. Then are in the second jar.
You are told the total in both jars is

The first jar has 55 pennies, the second one has = pennies.
That's not a lot of pennies for two big jars :)
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