document.write( "Question 643580: Can you please help me on this question I have tried over and over again to get it right but i get it wrong.
\n" ); document.write( "Veronica has pennies, nickels, and dimes in her purse, for a total of 32 coins. If the number of pennies is 3 more than twice the number of nickels, and the number of dimes is 4 less then the number of pennies, how many of each does she have? Thank you for your help!
\n" ); document.write( "Jasdeep Kaur
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Veronica has pennies, nickels, and dimes in her purse, for a total of 32 coins.
\n" ); document.write( " If the number of pennies is 3 more than twice the number of nickels, and the
\n" ); document.write( " number of dimes is 4 less then the number of pennies,
\n" ); document.write( " how many of each does she have?
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\n" ); document.write( "let p = no. of pennies
\n" ); document.write( "let n = no. of nickels
\n" ); document.write( "let d = no. of dimes
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for each statement;
\n" ); document.write( "Re-arrange the last two equations get d and n in terms of p:
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\n" ); document.write( "\"Veronica has pennies, nickels, & dimes in her purse, for a total of 32 coins.\"
\n" ); document.write( "p + n + d = 32
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\n" ); document.write( "\"the number of pennies is 3 more than twice the number of nickels,\"
\n" ); document.write( "p = 2n + 3
\n" ); document.write( "p - 3 = 2n
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\n" ); document.write( "2n = p - 3
\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides by 2
\n" ); document.write( "n = \"%28%28p-3%29%29%2F2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"The number of dimes is 4 less then the number of pennies,\"
\n" ); document.write( "d = p - 4
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\n" ); document.write( "Replace n and d in the 1st equation
\n" ); document.write( "p + \"%28%28p-3%29%29%2F2\" + (p-4) = 32
\n" ); document.write( "2p + \"%28%28p-3%29%29%2F2\" = 32 + 4
\n" ); document.write( "2p + \"%28%28p-3%29%29%2F2\" = 36
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply by 2 to get rid of the fraction
\n" ); document.write( "2(2P) + (p-3) = 2(36)
\n" ); document.write( "4p + p = 72 + 3
\n" ); document.write( "5p = 75
\n" ); document.write( "p = 75/5
\n" ); document.write( "p = 15 pennies
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the nickels
\n" ); document.write( "n = \"%28%2815-3%29%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "n = 6 nickels
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\n" ); document.write( "find dimes
\n" ); document.write( "d = 15 - 4
\n" ); document.write( "d = 11 dimes
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\n" ); document.write( "See if this adds up: 15 + 6 + 11 = 32\r
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