Challenge A bag contains pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are 50 coins in all. Of the coins, 10% are pennie and 36% are dimes. There are 3 more nickels than pennies. How much money does the bag contain?

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Challenge A bag contains pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are 50 coins in all. Of the coins, 10% are pennie
and 36% are dimes. There are 3 more nickels than pennies. How much money does the bag contain?
Transcribed Image Text:Challenge A bag contains pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are 50 coins in all. Of the coins, 10% are pennie and 36% are dimes. There are 3 more nickels than pennies. How much money does the bag contain?
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