document.write( "Question 419693: Hi tutor, i have a booklet due tomorrow for school and i really need too get 100 percent on it too get into math 10-1 for highschool. I managed too do all the questions except for this one, it is really difficult. Help would be greatly appreciated, please and thank-you. Q : A certain number of nickels, two more dimes than nickels and two more quarters than dimes is worth $1.60. Find how many of each kind there are. Its supposed to be an alebra question. I need too set up and equation, show my work and provide a table for full marks. This question is just so hard, i really need the help please & thanks. For the table i managed too put it like this. Nickels, dimes & quarters, & value, number and amount. Please help me out thank you so much god bless you. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #293429 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "nickels 5 x denomination \n" ); document.write( "dimes 10 (x + 2) \n" ); document.write( "quarters 25 ( x + 4) \n" ); document.write( "Value 160 \n" ); document.write( "5x+10(x+2)+25(x+4)=160 \n" ); document.write( "5x+10x+20+25x+100=160 \n" ); document.write( "40x+120 =160 \n" ); document.write( "40x=160- 120 \n" ); document.write( "40x=40 \n" ); document.write( "/40 \n" ); document.write( "x=1nickel \n" ); document.write( "dimes=3 \n" ); document.write( "quarters=5 quarters \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "coins-------------denomination--------numbers-----------value cents \n" ); document.write( "nickel------------5-------------------1-----------------5 \n" ); document.write( "dimes-------------10------------------3-----------------30 \n" ); document.write( "quarters-----------25-----------------5-----------------125\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Total value---------------------------------------------160 cents \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |