SOLUTION: A coin bank containing nickels, dimes and quarters has twenty eight coins in it, with a total value of $4.75. If the number of nickels and quarters combined is one more than twice
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Question 1031663: A coin bank containing nickels, dimes and quarters has twenty eight coins in it, with a total value of $4.75. If the number of nickels and quarters combined is one more than twice the number of dimes, how many of each type coin is in the coin bank?
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let n,d,q be the number of nickels, dimes and quarters respectively
n+d+q=28-------------1
5n+10d+25q=475
/5
n+2d+5q=95----------2
n+q=2d+1
n+q-2d=1-------------3
1 n + 1 d + 1 q = 28 -------------- 1
1 n + 2 d 5 q = 95 -------------- 2
1 n + -2 d + 1 q 1 -------------- 3
consider equation 1 &2 Eliminate d
Multiply 1 by -2 -5
Multiply 2 by 1 4
we get
-2 n + -2 d + -2 q = -56
1 n + 2 d + 5 q = 95
Add the two
-1 n + 0 d + 3 q = 39 ------------- 4
consider equation 2 & 3 Eliminate d
Multiply 2 by 1
Multiply 3 by 1
we get
1 n + 2 d + 5 q = 95
1 n + -2 d + 1 q = 1
Add the two
2 n + 0 d + 6 q = 96 -------------5 5
Consider (4) & (5) Eliminate n
Multiply 4 by 1
Multiply (5) by 1
we get
-1 n + 3 q = 39
2 n + 6 q = 96
Add the two
0 n + 9 q = 135
/ 9
q = 15
Plug the value of q in (5)
2 n + 6 z = 96
2 n = 6
n = 3
plug value of x & z in 1
3 + 10 d + 15 = 28
10 d = 28 + -3 + -15
d = 10
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