SOLUTION: There is a one out of four chance that you will pick a dime out of John's coin jar. There is a one out of five chance that you'll pick a quarter. There are 80 total coins in Johns

Question 935991: There is a one out of four chance that you will pick a dime out of John's coin jar. There is a one out of five chance that you'll pick a quarter. There are 80 total coins in Johns jar. Is there any dimes quarters and pennies and how many pennies are in the jar.
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/4 * 80 = 20
1/5 * 80 = 18

there are 20 dimes and 18 quarters in the jar.

if there are only dimes, quarters, and pennies in the jar, then there are 42 pennies in the jar.

20 + 18 + 42 = 80

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