SOLUTION: there are 16 pennies, 12 nickels,10 dimes. Take away the fewest possible coins so that you leave three times as many pennies as dimes and 1/2 as many dimes as nickels. what coins w
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Question 897938: there are 16 pennies, 12 nickels,10 dimes. Take away the fewest possible coins so that you leave three times as many pennies as dimes and 1/2 as many dimes as nickels. what coins were taken away and how many ?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p<=16
n<=12
d<=10
p=3d
n=2d
15 p 10 n 5 d
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