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There are three jars full of equal amounts quarters, dimes, and penny's. Which one has the highest value?
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THE JAR FULL OF QUARTERS WOULD HAVE THE HIGHEST VALUE BECAUSE A QUARTER IS WORTH MORE THAN A DIME AND PENNY. AMOUNT REFERS TO QUANTITY, SO IF THEY HAVE EQUAL AMOUNTS THERE WILL BE AN EQUAL NUMBER OF EACH
THE JAR WILL BE HALF FULL IN 59 MINUTES. A MINUTE LATER, IT WILL DOUBLE AND WILL FILL THE JAR
THE BOOK COSTS $2. LET THE COST BE X. WE KNOW THAT: X = 1 + X/2 SOLVING FOR X WILL GIVE 2
THE BIN WAS HALF FULL AT 10PM. THE SKIP STARTED WITH 1 LONELY BOTTLE. AT NOON: 1 PERSON CAME ALONG AND ADDED A BOTTLE, MAKING THE TOTAL 2 BOTTLES. AT 1PM: 2 PEOPLE CAME ALONG AND ADDED A BOTTLE EACH, MAKING THE TOTAL 2 + 2 = 4 BOTTLES. AT 2PM: 4 PEOPLE CAME ALONG AND ADDED A BOTTLE EACH, MAKING THE TOTAL 4 + 4 = 8 BOTTLES. AT 3PM: 8 PEOPLE CAME ALONG AND ADDED A BOTTLE EACH, MAKING THE TOTAL 8 + 8 = 16 BOTTLES. THEREFORE THE NUMBER OF BOTTLES IN THE BIN IS DOUBLING EVERY HOUR, AS IT WAS FULL AT 11PM, IT MUST HAVE BEEN HALF FULL AT 10PM
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