SOLUTION: Jacques has a number of 10c 20c and 5c coins in his bag. He has one more 20c coin than 10c coins but 3 fewer 5c coins than 20c coins. How many 20c coins does he have ?

Question 1002157: Jacques has a number of 10c 20c and 5c coins in his bag.
He has one more 20c coin than 10c coins but 3 fewer 5c coins
than 20c coins. How many 20c coins does he have ?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jacques has a number of 10c 20c and 5c coins in his bag.
He has one more 20c coin than 10c coins but 3 fewer 5c coins
than 20c coins. How many 20c coins does he have ?

There are many many possible solutions. Every one of the following
fits the description above.
Jacques could have 3 10c coins, 4 20c coins, and 1 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 4 10c coins, 5 20c coins, and 2 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 5 10c coins, 6 20c coins, and 3 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 6 10c coins, 7 20c coins, and 4 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 7 10c coins, 8 20c coins, and 5 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 8 10c coins, 9 20c coins, and 6 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 9 10c coins, 10 20c coins, and 7 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 10 10c coins, 11 20c coins, and 8 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 11 10c coins, 12 20c coins, and 9 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 12 10c coins, 13 20c coins, and 10 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 13 10c coins, 14 20c coins, and 11 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 14 10c coins, 15 20c coins, and 12 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 15 10c coins, 16 20c coins, and 13 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 16 10c coins, 17 20c coins, and 14 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 17 10c coins, 18 20c coins, and 15 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 18 10c coins, 19 20c coins, and 16 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 19 10c coins, 20 20c coins, and 17 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 20 10c coins, 21 20c coins, and 18 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 21 10c coins, 22 20c coins, and 19 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 22 10c coins, 23 20c coins, and 20 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 23 10c coins, 24 20c coins, and 21 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 24 10c coins, 25 20c coins, and 22 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 25 10c coins, 26 20c coins, and 23 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 26 10c coins, 27 20c coins, and 24 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 27 10c coins, 28 20c coins, and 25 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 28 10c coins, 29 20c coins, and 26 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 29 10c coins, 30 20c coins, and 27 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 30 10c coins, 31 20c coins, and 28 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 31 10c coins, 32 20c coins, and 29 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 32 10c coins, 33 20c coins, and 30 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 33 10c coins, 34 20c coins, and 31 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 34 10c coins, 35 20c coins, and 32 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 35 10c coins, 36 20c coins, and 33 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 36 10c coins, 37 20c coins, and 34 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 37 10c coins, 38 20c coins, and 35 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 38 10c coins, 39 20c coins, and 36 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 39 10c coins, 40 20c coins, and 37 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 40 10c coins, 41 20c coins, and 38 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 41 10c coins, 42 20c coins, and 39 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 42 10c coins, 43 20c coins, and 40 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 43 10c coins, 44 20c coins, and 41 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 44 10c coins, 45 20c coins, and 42 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 45 10c coins, 46 20c coins, and 43 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 46 10c coins, 47 20c coins, and 44 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 47 10c coins, 48 20c coins, and 45 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 48 10c coins, 49 20c coins, and 46 5c coins; or
Jacques could have 49 10c coins, 50 20c coins, and 47 5c coins; or
etc., etc., etc.
...
Oodles and oodles of possibilities. In fact there is no end to them.
Did you leave something out?
Edwin
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