SOLUTION: a collection of 102 coins has nickels, dimes and quarters. There is a $13.60 value in the collection of coins. How many of each coin is in the collection?

Question 653027: a collection of 102 coins has nickels, dimes and quarters. There is a $13.60 value in the collection of coins. How many of each coin is in the collection?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20062) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

There are many different solutions to that.  Here are 3:

24 quarters, 74 dimes, and 4 nickels
29 quarters, 54 dimes, and 19 nickels
42 quarters, 2 dimes, and 58 nickels

Did you leave something out of the problem when you stated it?

Edwin

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