Question

Paula has 24 coins in her drawer. seven of the coins are nickels and the rest are pennies. what is the total value in cents of the coins in her drawer?

Answer 1

52 cents, because 5 cents times the number of nickels, 7 plus 17 pennies equals 52 cents.

Answer 2

allcoins-nickles=pennies

24-7=17

17 pennies
7 nickles

total value is
5(7)+1(17)=35+17=52 cents