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2018 Individual #15

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January 13, 2023
2018 Individual

Problem Statement

Gordon has the least number of coins (half-dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies) needed to make 99\cent. He randomly chooses one. What is the probability that it is a penny?
<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span>15<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span>13<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span>12<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span>23<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(E)</span>34<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span> \dfrac15\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span> \dfrac13\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span> \dfrac12\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span> \dfrac23\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span> \dfrac34
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