SOLUTION: Please answer this one please Linda has some dimes nickels and quarters in her purse. The total value of these coins is $2.55. She has three times as many dimes as quaters. She ha
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Question 15641: Please answer this one please Linda has some dimes nickels and quarters in her purse. The total value of these coins is $2.55. She has three times as many dimes as quaters. She has three more nickels than quarters
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let number of quarters = "x"
Then number of dimes = 3x
And number of nickels = x+3
Value of quarters is 25x
Value of dimes is 10(3x)=30x
Value of nickels is 5(x+3)= 5x+15
Equation:
Value of quarters + Value of dimes + Value of nickels = 255
25x + 30x + 5x+15 = 255
Solve for "x", 3x, and x+3 to get the number of each coin.
Stan H.
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