SOLUTION: A coin purse contains 5 centavos, 10 centavos and 25 centavo coins. The number of 10 centavo coins is three times as many 5 centavo coins, and the 25 centavo coins is 2 more than t
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Question 697851: A coin purse contains 5 centavos, 10 centavos and 25 centavo coins. The number of 10 centavo coins is three times as many 5 centavo coins, and the 25 centavo coins is 2 more than the 10 centavo coins. If the total value of its content is $4.90, how many of each kind of coins are there in purse?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of 5 c coins
Let = number of 10 c coins
Let = number of 25 c coins
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given:
(1)
(2)
(3)
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(2)
Substitute (2) and (3) into (1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
Multiply both sides by
(1)
(1)
(1)
and, since
(2)
(2)
(2)
and
(3)
(3)
(3)
There are 4 of the 5 c coins
There are 12 of the 10 c coins
There are 14 of the 25 c coins
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check answer:
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
OK
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