SOLUTION: $3.75 is made up of quarters and half dollars. If the number of quarters exceeds the number of half dollars by 3, how many coins of each denomination are there? I’ve done wo

Question 1172951: $3.75 is made up of quarters and half dollars. If the number of quarters exceeds the number of half dollars by 3, how many coins of each denomination are there?
I’ve done work for it but my numbers end up not adding up to the total. Please explain this question to me and how I would set it up.
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
q quarters
h half dollars

Do what you know how. Make a judgement if necessary.
Answer by MathTherapy(10555)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

$3.75 is made up of quarters and half dollars. If the number of quarters exceeds the number of half dollars by 3, how many coins of each denomination are there?
I’ve done work for it but my numbers end up not adding up to the total. Please explain this question to me and how I would set it up.

Don't you think it'd have made better sense if you'd also included your work? That way, someone could tell you where you went wrong!
Answer by ikleyn(52824)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It looks like you are a beginner student in this area of problems.

In this site, there is a huge collection of word problems on coins.

See the introductory lessons of this set
    - Coin problems
    - More Coin problems
    - Solving coin problems without using equations
    - Kevin and Randy Muise have a jar containing coins
    - Typical coin problems from the archive
    - Three methods for solving standard (typical) coin word problems
    - Solving coin problems mentally by grouping without using equations
    - Santa Claus helps solving coin problem
    - OVERVIEW of lessons on coin word problems
in this site.

You will find there the lessons for all levels - from introductory to advanced,
and for all methods used - from one equation to two equations and even without equations.

A convenient place to quickly observe these lessons from a "bird flight height" (a top view) is the last lesson in the list.

Read them and become an expert in solution of coin problems.

Believe me that if you read even 1 - 2- 3 lessons from this list, it will be 6 times better,
than if I will solve this single problem for you.

If, from the other side, you read half of lessons from the list, you will become an expert in the area
and will be able to teach others.

Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site
    - ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic "Coin problems".

Save the link to this online textbook together with its description

Free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I
https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson

to your archive and use it when it is needed.

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Consider these lessons and this post as a golden rain poured on you from the sky.

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