SOLUTION: You have two stacks of coins. One stack is 15inches tall, the other is 9 inches tall. All the coins are the same thickness, what is the thickness of the coins? (15/x)+(9/x)=24 ?

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Question 53920: You have two stacks of coins. One stack is 15inches tall, the other is 9 inches tall. All the coins are the same thickness, what is the thickness of the coins?
(15/x)+(9/x)=24 ?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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PROBLEM ONLY MAKES SENSE IF THE YOU KNOW THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COINS THERE ARE!
IF THERE ARE 24 COINS THAN THE THICKNESS OF EACH COIN IS 1 INCH.
TOTAL HEIGHT OF THE TWO STACKS ARE 15+9=24 INCHES AND THERE ARE 24 COINS THEN
24/24=1 INCH EACH.