How much does 30 nickels weigh?

Answer 1

A. One nickel weighs exactly as much as two dimes but less than a quarter. . . If you cut a quarter into 10 equal pieces, each piece would weigh 0.57 grams. If you had 75 of those pieces, the total weight would be the same as the weight of 19 dimes. This information is accurate to two decimal places, but is only the average of the three nickels I happen to have in my pocket today :-) ---- +++ Actually, the precise answer would be 4.5 grams/nickel. 75 pieces (of a quarter) x .57 grams = 42.75 grams
42.75 grams / 19 dimes = 2.25 grams/dime
2.25 grams * 2 dimes (1 nickel is equal to two dimes) = 4.5 grams This assumes the information of a quarter equaling 5.7 grams is correct. So, multiply 5.7 by 30 and you get 171 grams! ~Kyle Michel~Very Experienced Coin Collector~ Per information from the U.S. Mint website and PCGS's CoinFacts.com, the U.S. nickel was the first metric coin. Its nominal (i.e. standard, right out of the mint) weight is 5.00 grams. Note that because the nickel was initially struck as a coin whose size did not correlate with the intrinsic value of the metal it contains, while old silver dimes and quarters DID contain their intrinsic value in metal, it is not possible to compare the ration of the coins' weights to the ratios of their denominations. The problem is further complicated by the fact that modern dimes and quarters are 83% copper and 17% nickel overall, while 5¢ pieces are made of an alloy of 25% copper and 75% nickel. Attempting to determine value/weight ratios would involve some pretty messy arithmetic, a lot more complicated than going to the Mint directly.