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| Question 425119:  michael found 36 coins. 1/4 of them were pennies, 1/3 of them were nickles,1/6 of them were quarters, and the rest were dimes.
 tell how many of each coin micheal found.
 ____ pennies
 ____ nickles
 ____quarters
 ____dimes
 2. explain how you found the number of quarters?
 3. how much are the coins worth all together ?
 Answer by stanbon(75887)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website!  michael found 36 coins. 1/4 of them were pennies, 1/3 of them were nickles,1/6 of them were quarters, and the rest were dimes. tell how many of each coin micheal found.
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 Equations:
 p + n  +  q  + d = 36
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 p = (1/4)36 = 9 (# of pennies)
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 n = (1/3)36 = 12 (# of nickels)
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 q = (1/6)36 = 6 (# of quarters)
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 d = 36-(9+12+6) = 9 (# of dimes)
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 Cheers,
 Stan H.
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 ____ pennies
 ____ nickles
 ____quarters
 ____dimes
 
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