2007-02-28 13:51:00 · 2 answers · asked by holidaypf 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Hmmm.... excellent question! Let's start by considering what constitutes random change. Assuming that your chances of receiving .00 through .99 in any transaction are equal, in one hundred transactions, you will receive 200 pennies, 40 nickels, eighty dimes, and 150 quarters, and that they all go into your fifty pound jar. A cent has a mass of 2.5 grams, a nickel 5.0 grams, a dime 2.268 grams and a quarter 5.670 grams. So our $49.50 in random change weighs in at 1.73194kg, or 3.818 pounds. Multiply that by 13.095 to get fifty pounds, and multiply our $49.50 by that to get $648.21, which is what fifty pounds of "random" change will come in at.
2007-02-28 14:13:00 · answer #1 · answered by trentrockport 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends. Fifty pounds of half-dollars is worth much more than fifty pounds of pennies, unless you find a way to sell them for the copper... don't.. it's illegal.
2007-02-28 13:54:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋