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A piggy bank contains 350 pennies and nickels worth $11.90. How many pennies are in the piggy bank?

Answer 1

Well, let's remember some basic things.
Nickles are worth 5 cents (0.05)
Pennies are worth 1 cent (0.01)
It takes 100 pennies to make a dollar, and it takes 20 nickels to make a dollar.
If there's a combination of nickels and pennies that are worth $11.90, and the amount of pennies and the amount nickels total to 350, then we need to find how much of each.

You could start off with the nickels first, but you don't have to. It's just what I prefer, as it makes it a tad bit easier to find how many of each type of coin there is.

I hope this guides you in some way, as I'm not allowed to just simply state the answer.

Answer 2

Ok, thank you!!