SOLUTION: A coin collection consists of 14 coins with a total value of $1.35. The coins are nickels,dimes,and quarters. If the number of nickles is three less than twice the number of dimes,

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Question 443746: A coin collection consists of 14 coins with a total value of $1.35. The coins are nickels,dimes,and quarters. If the number of nickles is three less than twice the number of dimes,how many of each coin is there in the collection?
Answer by rwm(914)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
n+d+q=14
5n+10d+25q=135
n=2d-3

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