Question

Write a statement that assigns total_coins with the sum of nickel_count and dime_count. Sample output for 100 nickels and 200 dimes is: 300

Answer 1

Answer:

total_coins = nickel_count + dime_count

Explanation:

The statement that performs the operation in the question is total_coins = nickel_count + dime_count

Full Program (Written in Python)

nickel_count = int(input("Nickel Count: "))

dime_count = int(input("Dime Count: "))

total_coins = nickel_count + dime_count

print("Total coins: ",total_coins)

The first two lines prompt user for nickel and dime count respectively

The third line adds the two coins categories together

The last line prints the total count of coins