SOLUTION: I have 28 silver colored coins that amount to $2.80 in my pocket. Three times the number of nickels plus the number of quarters is the same as the number of dimes. How many of each
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Question 1020279: I have 28 silver colored coins that amount to $2.80 in my pocket. Three times the number of nickels plus the number of quarters is the same as the number of dimes. How many of each type of coin do I have in my pocket? Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
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Use eq. 2 to substitute for D in 1 and 3.
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Now subtract 5 from 4 to eliminate Q.
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