Question

Sally’s wallet contains:

5 quarters
3 dimes
8 nickels
4 pennies
A coin is drawn from the purse and replaced 240 times. How many times can you predict that a nickle or a penny will be drawn?

Answer 1

A penny will be drawn 60 times and a nickel will be drawn 40

Answer 2

Nickles: 96 times

Penny: 48 times

Explanation:

5+3+8+4 = 20 coins in total

20x = 240

x=12 (chance of a coin being picked)

8 nickles(12) = 96

4 pennies(12) = 48