How much is in 5 pounds of nickels?

Answer 1

5 dollars worth of nickels is 100 coins. The weight of one US nickel is 5.0 grams so 100 would weigh 500 gm, or half a kilo. The weight of one Canadian nickel is 3.95 gm so 100 would weigh 395 gm.

Answer 2

Coins are weighed in grams so it's necessary to convert US pounds to grams. Each pound is 453.592 gm so 35 pounds is 15875.72 gm.

A US nickel weighs 5.00 gm so 3 pounds would be 15875.72 / 5.00 = 3175 nickels, rounded to the nearest whole number. Each coin is worth 5 cents so the total value would be 3175*5 = 15875 cents, or $158.75

Modern Canadian nickels weigh 3.95 gm so the calculations are 15875.72 / 3.95 = 4019 coins worth $200.95

Answer 3

Coins are measured in metric units so pounds, a US measure, have to be converted to grams: One pound is 453.6 gm so 5 lbs = 2268 gm.

US nickels weigh 5.00 gm so 5 lbs would be 2268 / 5 = 454 coins, rounded to the nearest whole number. Each nickel is 5 cents so the value would be 454*5 = 2270 cents, or $22.70

Current Canadian nickels weigh 3.95 gm so the calculations are 2268 / 3.95 = 574 coins (rounded), or $28.70.

Answer 4

You need to start with the following information:

• Coins are weighed in grams. US nickels weigh 5 gm; current Canadian nickels are 3.95 gm
• A US pound is 453.6 gm so 50 pounds is the same as 453.6*50 = 22680 grams

That means 100 pounds:

• of US nickels is 22680 / 5 = 4536 nickels; the value is US$226.80
• of Canadian nickels is 22680 / 3.95 = 5742 nickels (rounded to the nearest whole number), worth C$287.10