Jena has a jar that contains \(8\) nickels and \(12\) dimes and no other coins. If she adds nickels to the jar one at

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Jena has a jar that contains \(8\) nickels and \(12\) dimes and no other coins. If she adds nickels to the jar one at a time until the ratio of the number of nickels to the total number of coins in the jar is \(4\) to \(5,\) how many nickels must she add?

A. \(20\)
B. \(24\)
C. \(32\)
D. \(40\)
E. \(56\)

The OA is D
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