SOLUTION: Rita has a collection of 108 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. The number of dimes is 8 more than one-third the number of nickels, and the number of quarters is twi
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Question 1015306: Rita has a collection of 108 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. The number of dimes is 8 more than one-third the number of nickels, and the number of quarters is twice the number of dimes. How many coins of each kind does she have?
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Answer by FrankM(1040) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
N+D+Q=108
D=(N/3)+8
Q=2D
Since Q=2D, D+Q= 3D so go to D=(N/3)+8 and triple it.
3D=N+24
and
N+N+24 = 108
2N= 84
N=42
Since 3D = N+24
3D= 66, and D=22
Q= 108-42-22= 44
N=42, D=22, Q=44
Check and see the numbers solve for each of the original criteria.
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