SOLUTION: please help me solve this math problem: a coin purse contains three dimes, three nickels, and five pennies. Express, in percent, the value of the money represented by nickels.

Question 612640: please help me solve this math problem: a coin purse contains three dimes, three nickels, and five pennies. Express, in percent, the value of the money represented by nickels.
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Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
please help me solve this math problem: a coin purse contains three dimes, three nickels, and five pennies. Express, in percent, the value of the money represented by nickels.
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Total value of the nickels:
3*.15= .45
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Total value of all the coins:
3*.10+3*.15+5*.01
.30+.45+.05
.75+.05
.80
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percent:
.45/.80 * 100
.45/.80 * 100
0.5625 * 100
56.25%

Answer by MathTherapy(10810) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
please help me solve this math problem: a coin purse contains three dimes, three nickels, and five pennies. Express, in percent, the value of the money represented by nickels.

The 3 nickels represent 15c (3 * .05), out of a total value of 50c (30c + 15c + 5c)

Therefore, we have: = , or %

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