document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1189253>Question 1189253</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Of all the coins in Kelly’s piggy bank, 30% are pennies. 15% are nickels, 25% are dimes, and the rest are quarters. If the total value of all the quarters is $60, what is the total value of all the coins in Kelly’s piggy bank? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution from the other tutor contains errors, which I know she will fix....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The value of the quarters is $60; at 4 quarters per dollar, the number of quarters is 60*4 = 240.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The percentage of coins that are quarters is 100%-30%-15%-25% = 30%.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That tells us that the number of pennies is the same as the number of quarters (30% of the total), and the number of nickels is half of that (15% of the total).  So there are 240 pennies and 120 nickels.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are many ways to find the number of dimes; I personally would see that 25% is 5/6 of 30%, so the number of dimes is 5/6 of 240, which is 200.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So there are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240 pennies<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120 nickels<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200 dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240 quarters<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "for a total value of $2.40+$6.00+$20.00+$60.00 = $88.40<br><BR>\n" );
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