SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation. I have m dimes, twice as many quarters as dimes, and one more penny than quarters. Find the value of the coins in cents in terms of m.

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Question 1120723: Please help me solve this equation. I have m dimes, twice as many quarters as dimes, and one more penny than quarters. Find the value of the coins in cents in terms of m.
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, Shin123:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I have dimes,

twice as many quarters as dimes,

and one more penny than quarters

Answer by Shin123(626)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
So you have m dimes,2m quarters, and 2m+1 pennies. M dimes is worth 10m cents,2m quarters are worth 50m cents, and 2m+1 pennies are worth 2m+1 cents. The value of the coins are 10m+50m+2m+1=62m+1 cents.
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