SOLUTION: Josef has a jar of dimes, nickels, and pennies. He has one dime more than five times the number of nickels and four times as many pennies as nickels. How many of each coin does h

Question 1124284: Josef has a jar of dimes, nickels, and pennies. He has one dime more than five times the number of nickels and four times as many pennies as nickels. How many of each coin does he have if their total value is $7.77?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

COIN              COIN COUNT     CENTS
DIMES             5n+1         10(5n+1)
NICKELS             n            5n
PENNIES            4n            4n
Total                             777

Make the sum equation for the number of cents and solve first for n.
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