Jeremy has a piggy bank with 126 coins in it. lf the ratio of quarters to dimes to pennies is 5:3: 6, how many of each type of coin does Jeremy have?

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Binayaka C.
Dec 12, 2016

Out of #126# coins, quarters are #45# , dimes are #27# and pennies are #54# in number.

Explanation:

Out of #(5+3+6) =14# coins, quarters are #5# ,dimes are #3# , pennies are #6# in number.

Therefore ,Out of #126# coins, quarters are #5/14*126=45# ,dimes are #3/14*126=27# , pennies are #6/14*126=54# in number. [Ans]

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