SOLUTION: if i have 60 coins in a jar and 8 of them are pennies. I have a 2/5 chance of drawing a nickel. how many nickles are in the jar?
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Question 966791: if i have 60 coins in a jar and 8 of them are pennies. I have a 2/5 chance of drawing a nickel. how many nickles are in the jar?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
# of nickels = (2/5) * (60) = 24
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