Students Pick Up 100,000 Pennies (2024)

Published: May. 10, 2005 at 10:03 PM EDT|Updated: May. 10, 2005 at 10:04 PM EDT

Students Pick Up 100,000 Pennies (1)

Johnson High students spent part of the day picking up pocket change from the school stage. One hundred thousand pennies, worth $1,000.

It was all actually a math project that turned into a whole lot of fun. And it's a lesson students say the won't soon forget. They had to individually count each coin to learn a lesson about probability.

"We should eventually get closer to half being heads, half being tails," explained teacher Tracey Wolfer.

The pairs of students took their places on the now-glittering floor and jumped right in. "It's cool we get to get out of class," said student Long Doan.

The tally forms started out small and then grew. And after two hours, students say the work became "tedious."

And as the piles diminished, it actually became harder. Picking pennies off up the floor was pretty hard, making a new challenge.

But the 50/50 results were beginning to show on the tally sheets. And that's what teachers say is the whole point.

"They see a teacher all the time throw out a bunch of theories and ideas, but until they make it their own and believe it, it's hard to convince them," noted teacher Rex Demers.

Until, of course you throw $1,000 in pennies at the students and the theory turns out to be correct, making the hard work pay off. The final tally:

Heads--49,397
Tail--50,547
With 57 lost pennies

Coastal Exteriors donated the use of the pennies.

Reported by: Kim Angelastro, kangelastro@wtoc.com

Students Pick Up 100,000 Pennies (2024)

FAQs

How much is 100k pennies worth? ›

100,000 pennies is equivalent to 1,000 dollars. To convert 100,000 pennies to dollars, divide the number by 100. It's interesting to note that if you were to weigh 100,000 pennies, it would amount to approximately 250 kilograms.

How much money would you have if you had 1000000 pennies? ›

Answer and Explanation:

A million pennies equal $10,000. There are 100 pennies, or cents, in each US dollar.

How many dollars are 536870912 pennies? ›

Total Number of Pennies
DayPennies EarnedTotal Dollars
2767,108,864$1,342,177.27
28134,217,728$2,684,354.55
29268,435,456$5,368,709.11
30536,870,912$10,737,418.23
26 more rows
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How much money is 800 thousand pennies? ›

You don't have to be too much of a math expert to know that 800,000 pennies equals $8,000, but one family who discovered that many pennies is selling them for $25,000, over three times what they are worth. What's even crazier is that could actually be an amazing deal.

How much is a 1943 steel penny worth if it sticks to a magnet? ›

In 1943 the government made nearly a billion cents made from zinc plated steel and ALL of these steel cents are magnetic. Depending on mintmark and condition they would have a RETAIL value from around 5 cents to $10 each. MOST of the ones you see will be in the 5 to 15 cent range.

What is 1 trillion pennies? ›

A penny is the smallest denomination of currency in the United States, and one trillion pennies is equivalent to 10 billion dollars.

How much is 1 billion pennies worth? ›

So, drumroll, please… 1 billion pennies is equal to 10 million dollars!

How much is 500 000 cents in dollars? ›

500,000/100=5000. Therefore there are 5000 dollars in 500,000 pennies.

How much would 1 billion pennies weigh? ›

The United States once cent coin (penny) has a mass of 3.11 grams. There are 100,000,000,000 pennies in $1 billion. Thus $1 billion weighs 311,000,000,000 grams or 311,000 tonnes.

How much is 3 million cents in dollars? ›

Answer: $30,000 dollars are in 3 million pennies.

What are 2004 pennies worth? ›

Are you asking what pennies made in 2004 are worth? Or how much a quantity of 2,004 pennies is worth? According to 2004 Lincoln Penny , a penny made in 2004 could be worth up to a dollar in mint condition. More likely, though a penny made in 2004 is probably going to be worth one cent.

Why is my 1943 penny silver? ›

During World War II, the war effort required a lot of copper to make shell casings and munitions. In 1943 U.S. Mint produced the penny out of zinc plated steel to save copper for the war effort, so most 1943 pennies are silver colored.

Who found 800000 pennies in their basem*nt? ›

The needle-in-a-haystack search began when John Reyes and his wife were clearing out her old family home in Los Angeles, KTLA reported. In a basem*nt crawl space, they found an unusual trove that belonged to Reyes' father-in-law before his death: a stash of roughly 800,000 copper pennies.

How much is a 1943 or 1944 steel penny worth? ›

How Much is the 1943 Steel Penny Worth? The United States Mint struck over 600,000,000 of the Lincoln Wheat Penny in 1943, which is a fairly large mintage. Thus, it is safe to say that the coin is pretty common in numismatic terms. Specimens in poor circulated conditions aren't worth more than 15 to 30 cents.

How much is $10000 worth of pennies? ›

So now do the same to $10,000-> 1,000,000 pennies. That's one million. One million pennies is $10,000.

How many dollars are 10k pennies? ›

10,000 pennies are in $100. Every dollar is 100 pennies, and 100 x 100 = 10,000.

How many pennies are in $10,000? ›

The standard value for 1 million pennies is $10,000 dollars, but these are not standard pennies.

How many pennies make $30,000? ›

There are 100 pennies in a dollar, so to convert pennies to dollars, we need to divide the number of pennies by 100. Therefore, 3 million pennies is equivalent to 30,000 dollars.

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