alleryStart learning →How do you find the total value of a pile of coins that are all the same type?
AMultiply the number by the value
BAdd the number to the value
CDivide the number by the value
DSubtract the value from the number
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Multiply the number by the value
1. Counting the coins tells you the number, but not yet what they are worth.
2. Each coin of one type carries the same value.
3. Number times value gives the total value of that pile.
_Source: OpenStax Intermediate Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 "Solving Linear Equations", section 2.4 Solve Mixture and Uniform Motion Applications_
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