SOLUTION: There's a collection of 13 pennies, 17 dimes and 2 quarters. What is the percentage of pennies in the collection

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Question 1046099: There's a collection of 13 pennies, 17 dimes and 2 quarters. What is the percentage of pennies in the collection
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 13 pennies and 32 total coins.
13/32=0.406
That is 40.6%.
Note: the question is not the percentage of the worth.