SOLUTION: One night a waiter received $11.30 in tips in coins. He had three times as many dimes as nickels, and 10
more quarters than dimes. Find the number of each type of coin.
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Question 1168744: One night a waiter received $11.30 in tips in coins. He had three times as many dimes as nickels, and 10
more quarters than dimes. Find the number of each type of coin.
CAN YOU ALSO PLEASE DO THE GUESS METHOD
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The first two equations can be expressed one variable in terms of d.'
and the money equation can be simplified: .
Substituting for n and q,
-
------------from this, find values for n and q.
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