A collector has 2792 coins altogether. Half of the coins
are on display. The collector
buys more coins at an auction
so that the coins on display
are now 40% of the collection.
How many coins are bought at
the auction?

3490 coins

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

Total coins= 2792 coins

Half of the coins are on display

that is 50% are on display

=2792/2

=1396

let the coins bought be x

40% of x= 1396

40/100*x= 1396

0.4x= 1396

x=  1396/0.4

x=3490

Hence 3490 coins were bought

my answer is$ 12

step-by-step explanation:

because 15 -2=12

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