A jar contains 133 pennies. A bigger jar contains [tex]1 \frac{2}{7}[/tex] times as many pennies. What is the value of the pennies in the bigger jar?
Answer (2)
M u lt i pl y 1 7 2 t im es p e nni es in ja r 1 7 2 ∗ 133 = 7 9 ∗ 133 = 7 1197 = 171 I n t h e bi gg er ja r t h ere a re 171 p e nni es .
The bigger jar contains 171 pennies. This is calculated by multiplying 1 7 2 by the 133 pennies in the smaller jar. The final calculation shows that there are 171 pennies in total in the bigger jar.
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