SOLUTION: Joe saved a number of nickels,dimes, and quarters. He had 3 more dimes than nickels. He also had 6 more than twice as many quarters as dimes. He had a total of 5.05. How many of ea

Question 684302: Joe saved a number of nickels,dimes, and quarters. He had 3 more dimes than nickels. He also had 6 more than twice as many quarters as dimes. He had a total of 5.05. How many of each coin did he have
I tried this and doesn't make sense
nickles=n
dimes=n+3
quarters=2(n+3)+6
n+n+3+2(n+3)+6=5.05
.05n+.10n+.3+.50n+3=5.05

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Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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.......this and doesn't make sense, should be whole number

possible solution:

but it doesn't match given data
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