In a piggy bank filled with only pennies, nickels, and dimes, what is

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In a piggy bank filled with only pennies, nickels, and dimes, what is the ratio of pennies to dimes? (A penny is worth 1 cent. A nickel is worth 5 cents. A dime is worth 10 cents.)

(1) The ratio of nickels to dimes is three to two.
(2) There is exactly $7 in the piggy bank.

WoundedTiger · Answer

The bigger problem with this question was..what is the value of nickel,pennies or dimes... 
Let there be p pennies, n nickels and d dimes so we need to find p:d

St 1...Does not tell us anything about pennies... Clearly not sufficient..Option A and D ruled out
St 2 says, $7 in piggy bank...Multiple combinations possible with different ratio of p:d..not sufficient Option B ruled out

Now combining we get $7 and ratio of n:d as 3:2...again...there can be many combination possible to get 7$ in piggy bank..

Ans is E

Thoughtosphere · Answer

1 - N : D = 2/3 - Not sufficient to find the ratio of the three
2 - total 7$ - Not sufficient to find the ratio of the three
 
Combining 1 & 2 -> N : D = 2 : 3, N + D + P = 7 = Various combinations possible.

Thus E

sach24x7 · Answer

I dont think GMAT will ask such question. The Value of Nickel, Penny, and dime is not known to non natives. ( Except few:))

BillyZ · Answer

Official answer from Manhattan Prep.

The question asks us to solve for the ratio of pennies (p) to dimes (d).

(1) INSUFFICIENT:  This tells us that the ratio of nickels (n) to dimes (d) is 3:2. This gives us no information about the ratio of pennies to dimes.

(2) INSUFFICIENT: This tells us that there is $7, or 700 cents in the piggy bank. We can write an equation for this as follows, using the value of each type of coin: 10d + 5n + p = 700. This is not enough information for us to figure out the ratio of p to d.

(1) AND (2) INSUFFICIENT: Taken together, both statements still do not provide enough information for us to figure out the ratio of p to d. For example, there may be 3 nickels, 2 dimes, and 665 pennies in the piggy bank (this keeps the ratio of nickels to dimes at 3:2 and totals to $7). Alternatively, there may be 30 nickels, 20 dimes, and 350 pennies (this also keeps the ratio of nickels to dimes at 3:2 and totals to $7). In these 2 cases the ratio of pennies to dimes is not the same.

The correct answer is E.

MrJglass · Answer

English is not also the native language to many. So... You decide.

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SohamS · Answer

what's the conversion rate between dollars, cents, pennies, dimes. and nickels?

Bunuel · Answer

A penny is worth 1 cent. A nickel is worth 5 cents. A dime is worth 10 cents. A quarter is worth 25 cents.

sanjeevsinha082 · Answer

The question asks us to solve for the ratio of pennies (p) to dimes (d).
INSUFFICIENT: This tells us that the ratio of nickels (n) to dimes (d) is 3:2. 
This gives us no information about the ratio of pennies to dimes. 
INSUFFICIENT: This tells us that there is $7, or 700 cents in the piggy bank. 
We can write an equation for this as follows, using the value of each type of 
coin: 10d + 5n + p = 700. This is not enough information for us to figure out 
the ratio of p to d. 
(1) AND (2) INSUFFICIENT: Taken together, both statements still do not 
provide enough information for us to figure out the ratio of p to d. For 
example, there may be 3 nickels, 2 dimes, and 665 pennies in the piggy bank 
(this keeps the ratio of nickels to dimes at 3:2 and totals to $7). Alternatively, 
there may be 30 nickels, 20 dimes, and 350 pennies (this also keeps the ratio 
of nickels to dimes at 3:2 and totals to $7). In these 2 cases the ratio of pennies 
to dimes is not the same. 
The correct answer is E.

LamboWalker · Answer

Can this type of question even be expected on test day? Surely they can't expect non-americans to know what nickels, dimes or pennies are worth as easy as they may be to memorize.

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