SOLUTION: a bag contained pennies and nickels. if the ratio of pennies to nickels was 3 to 4, what fraction of the coins were nickels

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Question 1105596: a bag contained pennies and nickels. if the ratio of pennies to nickels was 3 to 4, what fraction of the coins were nickels
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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pennies to nickels are 3:4
that means that 3/7 of the coins are pennies, 4/7 nickels ANSWER.