SOLUTION: A grocer has $6.80 in quarters, nickels, and pennies. There are twice as many nickels as quarters, and there are 14 more pennies than nickels. How many of each kind of coin does th
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Question 1098311: A grocer has $6.80 in quarters, nickels, and pennies. There are twice as many nickels as quarters, and there are 14 more pennies than nickels. How many of each kind of coin does the grocer have?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
quarters=x
nickels=2x
pennies=2x+14
.25x+.05(2x)+.01(2x+14)=6.80
.37x+.14=6.80
.37x=6.66
x=18 quarters (4.50)
2x=36 nickels (1.80)
2x+14=50 pennies (0.50)
=6.80
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