What is the best way to estimate the number of coins in a coin jar? What strategy might you consider?
Penny jar
Do you know how many pennies are in these rolls? What assumptions are you making? What information do you need?
Helpful info
https://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/circulating/01centCoin.html
http://lifehacker.com/5804773/quickly-estimate-how-much-moneys-in-your-change-jar-by-weight
The official weights of contemporary U.S. coins are as follows: –
Cent – 2.5 grams
Nickel – 5 grams
Dime – 2.27 grams
Quarter – 5.67 grams
Half Dollar – 11.34 grams
Dollar (SBA) – 8.1 grams
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