The total number of coins in Lucy's coin collection is equal to 80 coins.
Given the following data:
To the total number of coins in Lucy's coin collection:
Since the percentage of the quarters in Lucy's coin collection is equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the total number of coins. Thus, we would multiply the total number of coins by 15% and equate it to 12 quarters.
Total number of coins:
[tex]\frac{15}{100} \times C = 12\\\\15C=12 \times 100\\\\15C =1200\\\\C=\frac{1200}{15}[/tex]
C = 80 coins.
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