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Number of pennies needed to weigh 1 pound?

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How many pennies are needed to weigh 1 ton?

There are 181 pennies per pound 2000 x 181 = 362,000 or $3620


How much does 200 pennies weigh?

2.5


What is the weight of 22000 pennies?

22,000 modern pennies weight about 121.28 pounds , based on 181.4 pennies per pound. The old copper pennies weigh more.


How much does 1000000000 pennies weigh?

It depends if you are talking about pre-1982 pennies or post-1982 pennies.


How much is 65000000 pennies add up to in pounds?

There are 100 pennies in a £. Therefore 650,000,00 pennies = £650,000. A penny weighs 0.007848 of a pound therfore 650,000,00 pennies will weigh 510,120 pounds.


What is the total weight of 100 pennies?

100 new US pennies weigh 250 grams or 8.81849 ounces (about 1/2 pound).


How many dollars in a pound of pennies?

It depends how many pennies is in a pound of pennies.1.482 dollarsCorrection and ExplanationAssuming you have US cents minted after 1982, they weigh 2.5 grams each. There are 453.6 grams in a standard pound, so that means a pound of pennies consists of 453.6/2.5 = 181.44 coins, or a bit more than $1.81If the coins are dated before 1982 they weigh 3.11 grams each so a pound would be 453.6/3.11 = 145.8 cents, or about $1.46


How many pennies does it take to weigh a pound?

Cents weigh different amounts depending on their dates. Before 1982, cents weighed 3.11 grams. Cents issued after 1982 weigh 2.5 grams. Cents issued DURING 1982 could weigh either amount (is this getting complicated enough?) A pound is equivalent to 453.6 gm, So with pennies made before 1982 it would take 146 pennies to get 454.6 grams... With pennies made after 1982 it would take 182 pennies.


How many pennies would it take to weigh 1 pound?

If the Pennies are from 1983 to Present, then roughly 181 pennies.If the Pennies are from 1982 and earlier, the roughly 146 pennies.There can be a couple ways to look at it. We will just consider a normal size US cent.From 1983 to Present pennies weigh 2.5 grams1982 and earlier (Modern & Wheat Lincolns) pennies weigh 3.11 gramsThe difference is due to the a higher amount of Copper (95%) in earlier pennies. Modern pennies contain very little copper and are about 97% Zinc.1 pound = 453.59237 gramsMath453.59/2.5 = 181453.59/3.1 = 146__Over 1,000 years ago when the British Penny was first minted, they were made from gold. 240 Pennies weighed one pound, which is why the British Pound came to be known as the Pound. There were 240 Pennies to the Pound until Britains conversion to decimal currency in 1971.1 pound (weight) is equal to about 453 grams. The current British Penny weighs 3.56 grams, so there about 127 Pennies to the pound (weight).


How much does 1 pound worth of 1p coins weigh?

A British 1p coin has a mass of 3.56 grams, so 1 pound (currency) worth of pennies (that is, 100 of them) would have a mass of 356 grams. At normal Earth surface gravity this would correspond to a weight of roughly 3.49 N, or 12.6 ounces.If you meant "how much does a pound (weight) of pennies weigh", then I'm sorry, if you don't know that a pound of pennies, or anything else, weighs a pound then I don't think we can help you.


How many wheat pennies weigh a pound?

Depending on how worn they are, approximately 143. Except for 1943 steel cents, all wheat cents were minted in a bronze alloy and weighed 3.11 gm when new. A US pound is 453.6 grams, so 453.6 / 3.11 ≈ 143 coins. Cents minted after mid-1982 are made of copper-plated zinc and weigh 2.5 gm each, so you'd need a bit more than 181 of those to weigh a US pound.


How much does 5 gallon water jug of pennies weigh?

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