document.write( "Question 453358: There are 30 coins made up of quarters, dimes and nickles. There are 5 more nickles than dimes and 5 fewer quarters than dimes. What is the quantity of each of the coins?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #311497 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! dimes x \n" ); document.write( "nickels (x+5) \n" ); document.write( "quarters (x-5)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+x+5+x-5=30 \n" ); document.write( "3x=30 \n" ); document.write( "x= 10 dimes \n" ); document.write( "Nickels = 15 \n" ); document.write( "quarters= 5 \n" ); document.write( " |