SOLUTION: there are 5 times as many pennies in a piggy bank as quarter. there are twice as many dimes as pennies. if the value of the dimes is $4.00, what is the value of all coins in the ba

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Question 1129068: there are 5 times as many pennies in a piggy bank as quarter. there are twice as many dimes as pennies. if the value of the dimes is $4.00, what is the value of all coins in the bank?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, Boreal:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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..., 5 times as many pennies in a piggy bank as quarter. there are twice as many dimes as pennies.
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              HOW MANY
PENNIES        5x
DIMES         2*5x=10x
QUARTERS        x


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value of the dimes is $4.00,...
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10x=400
highlight%28x=40%29------forty QUARTERS

AMOUNT OF MONEY
0.01%2A5%2A40%2B4%2B0.25%2A40
2%2B4%2B10
16
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$16 in the piggy bank

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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quarters=x
pennies=5x
dimes=10x
There are 40 dimes
Therefore, there are 20 pennies and 4 quarters
$5.20