SOLUTION: Jody has a collection of 116 coins consisting of dimes, quarters, and silver dollars. The number of quarters is 5 less than three-fourths the number of dimes. The number of silver
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Question 341951: Jody has a collection of 116 coins consisting of dimes, quarters, and silver dollars. The number of quarters is 5 less than three-fourths the number of dimes. The number of silver dollars is 7 more than five-eighths the number of dimes. How many coins of each kind are in her collection?
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Jody has a collection of 116 coins consisting of dimes, quarters, and silver dollars.
d + q + $ = 116
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The number of quarters is 5 less than three-fourths the number of dimes.
q = d - 5
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The number of silver dollars is 7 more than five-eighths the number of dimes.
$ = d + 7
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How many coins of each kind are in her collection?
Using the 1st equation replace q & $
d + d - 5 + d + 7 = 116
Common denominator
d + d + d + 2 = 116
d + d = 116 - 2
d + d = 114
Multiply by 8 to get rid of the denominator, results:
8d + 11d = 912
d =
d = 48 dimes
then
q = (48) - 5
q = 36 - 5
q = 31 quarters
and
$ = (48) + 7
$ = 37 silver dollars
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Check total: 48 + 31 + 37 = 116
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