tony has 15 pennies in his pocket. 5/8 of his coins are pennies. how many coins does tony have in his pocket?
This is an easy problem and can be solved as follows:
Let the coins in Tony's pocket = x
5/8 of the coins are pennies, so
5/8 x = 15
x = 15 * 8 / 5 = 24 coins
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To find out how many coins Tony has in his pocket, we first need to determine the total number of coins.
Given that 5/8 of Tony's coins are pennies, we can set up the equation:
5/8 * Total Number of Coins = Number of Pennies
Since Tony has 15 pennies, we can substitute the values:
5/8 * Total Number of Coins = 15
Next, we can solve for the total number of coins by isolating the variable:
Total Number of Coins = 15 / (5/8)
To simplify this division, we can multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator:
Total Number of Coins = 15 * (8/5)
Multiplying 15 by 8 and dividing it by 5, we get:
Total Number of Coins = 24
Therefore, Tony has a total of 24 coins in his pocket.
To find the total number of coins Tony has in his pocket, we need to solve the equation:
5/8 * Total Coins = 15
To isolate the variable on one side of the equation, we can multiply both sides by 8/5:
Total Coins = (15 * 8) / 5
Total Coins = 120 / 5
Total Coins = 24
Therefore, Tony has 24 coins in his pocket.