Henry has quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies in a coin jar. He says that the total amount of money is two dollars and forty-one cents. He also claims that there are exactly twenty-three pennies. Let q be the number of quarters, d be the number of dimes, and n be the number of nickels. Which equation represents the relationship expressed above?

a. q + d + n = 23

b. q + d + n + 23 = 241

c. 25q + 10d + 5n + 23 = 2.41

d. 25q + 10d + 5n + 23 = 241

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Sidney Montgomery

Mathematics

7 March, 04:30

Henry has quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies in a coin jar. He says that the total amount of money is two dollars and forty-one cents. He also claims that there are exactly twenty-three pennies. Let q be the number of quarters, d be the number of dimes, and n be the number of nickels. Which equation represents the relationship expressed above?

a. q + d + n = 23

b. q + d + n + 23 = 241

c. 25q + 10d + 5n + 23 = 2.41

d. 25q + 10d + 5n + 23 = 241

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Peter Whitehead · Answer 1

Answer: D

Step-by-step explanation:

All would add up to 241 instead of 2.41 because you are not using decimals for the constants (Example: 25q not. 25q)