SOLUTION: I have not been able to find a formula for a coin problem with no value. The problem is: Rita has a collection of 105 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. The number

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: I have not been able to find a formula for a coin problem with no value. The problem is: Rita has a collection of 105 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. The number of dimes is 5 more than one-third the number of nickels, and the number of quarters is twice the number of dimes. How many coins of each kind does she have? This question is from textbook

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"105 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters" __ 105=n+d+q

"number of dimes is 5 more than one-third the number of nickels" __ d=5+(n/3) __ 3(d-5)=n

"number of quarters is twice the number of dimes" __ q=2d

substituting __ 105=3(d-5)+d+2d __ 120=6d __ 20=d

substituting __ 3(20-5)=n __ 45=n

substituting __ q=2(20) __ q=40
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