You have just won the 12 million dollar cash lottery, and you go to pick up the prize. what is the approximate weight of the cash in quarters physics problem

The approximate weight of the 12 million dollars in quarters is 272 metric tons or 300 short tons. A quarter dollar is ÂĽ of a dollar, hence the name. So, 12 million dollars would result in 48 million quarter coins, because one dollar equals 4 quarters, therefor 12 million dollars equal 12,000,000 dollars * 4 = 48,000,000 quarters. The weight of one quarter coin is 5.670 grams or 0.2 ounces. So, the weight of 48 million quarter coins is 48,000,000 * 5.670 g = 272,160,000 g = 272,160 kg = 272.16 t (metric tons) or in imperial units 48,000,000 * 0.2 oz = 9,600,000 oz = 600,000 lb = 300 sh tn.