SOLUTION: Hi box A contains 1 dollar coins, box B contains 50c coins and box C 20c coins. Box A has 5 times as many coins as box C .box B has 12 fewer coins than box A. Boc C has half the n

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Question 1117691: Hi
box A contains 1 dollar coins, box B contains 50c coins and box C 20c coins. Box A has 5 times as many coins as box C .box B has 12 fewer coins than box A. Boc C has half the number of coins in box B.
how much more money is in B than A.
thanks
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Let represent the number of coins in box A, the number of coins in box B, and the number of coins in box C.

We are given that:

1.

2.

3.

Substitute 2 into 3

4.

Substitute 1 into 4



Solve for , then substitute into 1 to solve for , then substitute into 2 to solve for .

The amount of money in box A is dollars. The amount of money in box B is dollars. Find the difference between the two amounts.

John

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