SOLUTION: 1. A piggy bank has 250 pieces of assorted coins, 3/4 of which are 10.00 peso coins. The other coins are 5.00 peso, 1.00 peso and .25 cents coins, in the proportion of 3:4:3.Since

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Question 162721: 1. A piggy bank has 250 pieces of assorted coins, 3/4 of which are 10.00 peso coins. The other coins are 5.00 peso, 1.00 peso and .25 cents coins, in the proportion of 3:4:3.Since the owner finds out that .25 cents coins can easili comes out from the piggy hole he decided to extract all these .25 coins. What is the total amount saved?
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3%2F4 of 250 is not an integer (187.5). What gives here?