SOLUTION: Esteban has a big jar of change in his room. He has 600 coins total, and 240 of them are pennies. What percentage of the coins are pennies?

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Question 1001522: Esteban has a big jar of change in his room. He has 600 coins total, and 240 of them are pennies.
What percentage of the coins are pennies?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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240 out of 600 can be expressed as
240%2F600+=+.4
.4 = 40%