SOLUTION: Donny works in a restaurant on weekends. A customer left him a $3.15 tip in quarters, dimes, and nickels. He was given 21 coins in all. How many of each coin was he given?

SOLUTION: Donny works in a restaurant on weekends. A customer left him a $3.15 tip in quarters, dimes, and nickels. He was given 21 coins in all. How many of each coin was he given?

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Question 1052934: Donny works in a restaurant on weekends. A customer left him a $3.15 tip in quarters, dimes, and nickels. He was given 21 coins in all. How many of each coin was he given?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There's no algebraic solution for this.
It's "trial and error."
And, there's nothing learned from it, it's a waste of time.
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Good luck.
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