SOLUTION: 1 quarter, 4 dimes, 5 nickels, 2 pennies. What coin is the greatest fractional part of the set?

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Question 939422: 1 quarter, 4 dimes, 5 nickels, 2 pennies. What coin is the greatest fractional part of the set?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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1quarter=25%2F100=1%2F4
4dimes=cross%284%29%2A%2810%2Fcross%28100%2925%29=10%2F25=2%2F5
5nickels=cross%285%29%285%2Fcross%28100%2920%29=5%2F20=1%2F4
2pennies=2%281%2F100%29=2%2F100=1%2F50
we have
1%2F4
2%2F5
1%2F50
common denominator is 100,so we have
25%2F100
40%2F100
2%2F1000
the greatest fractional part of the set 5nickels because 2%2F5%3E1%2F4%3E1%2F50