SOLUTION: Mary has $6.00 in nickels, dimes, and quarters. If she has twice as many dimes as quarters and ninety-eight more nickels than dimes, how many coins of each type does she have?

Question 992369: Mary has $6.00 in nickels, dimes, and quarters. If she has twice as many dimes as quarters and ninety-eight more nickels than dimes, how many coins of each type does she have?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let

represent the number of quarters. Then

is the number of dimes and

is the number of nickels. Nickels are worth 5 cents, dimes are worth 10 cents, and quarters are worth 25 cents. The total value of the coins is $6.00 which is equivalent to 600 cents. Hence:

Solve for

, then calculate

, and

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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