SOLUTION: Molly has 27 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. The number of dimes is three less than twice the number of nickels, and the number of quarters is three times the num
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Question 264400: Molly has 27 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. The number of dimes is three less than twice the number of nickels, and the number of quarters is three times the number of nickels. How many of each coin does she have?
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Molly has 27 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. The number of dimes is three less than twice the number of nickels, and the number of quarters is three times the number of nickels. How many of each coin does she
let the nickels be x
dimes = 2x-3
quarters = 3x
x+2x-3+3x=27
6x=30
x=5 = nickels
dimes= 7
quarters= 15
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