Marla has 16 nickles and pennies. She has 3 times as many pennies as nickels. What is te total value of the coins?

I don't know how to come up with home many nickels..Can someone help?

divide the coins into four equal numbered piles. How many coins are in each pile? Three of those piles is pennies, and one is nickles. So what it the value of the money?

i think i have it. 0.32 thanks

n + p = 16

3n = p

4n = 16; n = 4; p = 12

one critic: Meghan is a fifth grader.

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To find out how many nickels Marla has, you need to set up a system of equations based on the information given in the question.

Let's assume that Marla has x nickels and y pennies.

From the given information, we know that Marla has a total of 16 coins: x nickels + y pennies = 16. (Equation 1)

We also know that she has 3 times as many pennies as nickels: y = 3x. (Equation 2)

Now we can solve this system of equations to find the values of x and y (the number of nickels and pennies).

Substituting Equation 2 into Equation 1, we have: x + 3x = 16.
Combining like terms, we get: 4x = 16.
Dividing both sides by 4, we find: x = 4.

So, Marla has 4 nickels.

To find the total value of the coins, we need to know the values of nickels and pennies. A nickel is worth $0.05 (5 cents), and a penny is worth $0.01 (1 cent).

The total value of the nickels is 4 * $0.05 = $0.20.

Since Marla has 3 times as many pennies as nickels, she has 3 * 4 = 12 pennies.
The total value of the pennies is 12 * $0.01 = $0.12.

Adding the values of the nickels and pennies together, we get $0.20 + $0.12 = $0.32.

Therefore, the total value of the coins Marla has is $0.32.