Question

Half dollar coins weigh 4 ounces and quarters weigh
0.2 pound, Laurel has 9 half dollar coins and 25 quarters in
her coin bank. Her coin bank weighs 2 pounds. Laurel lifts the
coin bank. How much does the bank and the coins weigh?

(A) 43 ounces

(C) 118 ounces

(B) 88 ounces

(D) 148 ounces

Answer 1

A roll of quarters from the bank is worth $10 and weighs almost exactly half a pound, so 200 pounds works out to $4000.