Question

timothy and ralph counted the coins in their coin collections. timothy discovered that he had 553 more coins than ralph. whose collection is worth more? how much more? answer 7–10. click the icon to view a table of the coins in the collections. 7. do you need all of the information given to solve the problem? explain. a. yes. all of the given information is needed to solve the problem. b. no. the number of each type of coin timothy saved is not needed. c. no. the number of each type of coin ralph saved is not needed. d. no. how many more coins timothy has than ralph is not needed. coins in the collections: type of coin, number saved (timothy, ralph) - first coin type: 919, 465; second: 110, 39; third: 35, 20; fourth: 39, 26

Explanation:

To determine whose collection is worth more and by how much, we need the number of each type of coin (to calculate total value) and the value of each coin type (though the table gives counts, we can infer we need counts per type). The info "Timothy has 553 more coins than Ralph" is a total coin count difference, but to find value, we need per - coin - type counts. So the statement "How many more coins Timothy has than Ralph is not needed" is correct because we need the breakdown by coin type (to calculate value) rather than the total coin difference. So option D is correct.

Answer:

D. No. How many more coins Timothy has than Ralph is not needed.