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Question 922481: Lucy's penny bank is 1/2 full. After she adds 80 pennies, it is 2/3
full. How many pennies can Lucy's bank hold?
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, MathTherapy:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= 1/6
80 pennies fill 1/6 of the BAnk
Bank holds 6(60) = 360 pennies the BAnk will hold
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Lucy's penny bank is 1/2 full. After she adds 80 pennies, it is 2/3
full. How many pennies can Lucy's bank hold? 


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