Archive for May, 2010

please help me with this really hard word problem?

Suppose a bag contains at total of 5280 quarters; some of which are Canadian and some of which are US. The Canadian dollar is worth 87 US cents. An ounce of gold is worth US$ 989.

a) If the number of US coins the bag contains is N, write an algebraic expression for how many US dollars they are worth. [Hint: how much is one quarter worth? Two quarters?… Continue reading

Title of a Movie I can't remember.?

I am having a hard time remembering the name of a movie. A high school student has to become a spy to save his french class that has been taken hostage by a man that is running a gold coin counterfeiting operation in his mansion. All this happens i think when the class was on a trip in France.… Continue reading

Where is a convenient location to exchange currencies?

I would like to exchange my 100 USD to canadian.…

Oh, Canada…What are the nicknames…?

Oh, Canada…What are the nicknames for the & , Canadian coins?… Continue reading

I have a really odd looking 2001 Canadian penny.?

Instead of the usual copper color throughout the coin, the edge on this one seems wider and it’s also silver in color (the edge). Anyone know if this is a special edition coin or any other details about why it’s different than a regular penny??… Continue reading

ferromagnetism? 10 pts best answer?

can someone tell me some household items that show this?

i understand that nickel (not the coin) is…and can anyone tell me coins that are ferromagnetic? I understand that canadian coins are…anything else? i’ve tried googling it but sadly i couldn’t find the answer… Continue reading

Are there any elements on the one pound coin (England) currency designed to keep from being counterfeited?

How low will the US dollar go before it stabilizes or goes back up ?

http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=1&from=USD&to=CAD&submit=Convert

One US dollar is now worth 97 cents Canadian which had been thought of as impossible 6 months ago… Continue reading

How much are these worth?

There is:
One dollar coin from 1957 (canadian)
Dollar coin from 1953 (canadian)
One penny from 1946
One dollar from 1972 (american)
The last one is also a coin

They are all big coins too… Continue reading

What weighs exactly 100g?

I need to calibrate my scales, and I do not have a calibration weight. I need to know what weighs exactly 100g.

And please do not say 40 pennies, or 20 nickels, or any coins in general, because the canadian weight for coins is not the same as the american.
I don’t have a weight, and the only way for me to get one is to order one.… Continue reading