SOLUTION: A club treasurer has $28.45 consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. She has 9 more nickels than dimes and three times as many dimes as quarters. How many does she have of each
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Question 175616: A club treasurer has $28.45 consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. She has 9 more nickels than dimes and three times as many dimes as quarters. How many does she have of each coin?
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treasurer has $28.45 consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters.
She has 9 more nickels than dimes and three times as many dimes as quarters.
How many does she have of each coin?
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Write an equation for each statement:
:
"treasurer has $28.45 consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters."
.05n + .10d + .25q = 28.45
:
"She has 9 more nickels than dimes"
n = d + 9
:
" and three times as many dimes as quarters."
d = 3q
or we can write it:
q = d
:
How many does she have of each coin?
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Using the 1st equation substitute:
(d+9) for n
d for q
.05(d+9) + .10d + .25(d) = 28.45
.05d + .45 + .10d + d = 28.45
.15d + d = 28.45 - .45
.15d + d = 28.00
Multiply equation by 3 to get rid of the denominator
.45d + .25d = 84
.70d = 84
d =
d = 120 dimes
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Find nickels:
n = 120 + 9
n = 129 nickels
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Find quarters:
q = *120
q = 40 quarters
;
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Check solutions in the 1st equation:
.05(129) + .10(120) + .25(40) =
6.45 + 12.00 + 10.00 = 28.45; confirms our solutions
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