document.write( "Question 665118: Breanna has quarters, dimes, and nickels in her purse. She has 3 fewer nickels than dimes, but she has 2 more nickels than quarters. If Breanna has 2 quarters, how much money does she have? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #413669 by Edwin McCravy(20059)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! She has 3 fewer nickels than dimes, but she has 2 more nickels than quarters. If Breanna has 2 quarters, how much money does she have? \n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "Reverse the order of the words, like this\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "1. Breanna has 2 quarters. \r\n" ); document.write( "2. she has 2 more nickels than quarters. \r\n" ); document.write( "3. She has 3 fewer nickels than dimes\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Look at 1. You know what those 2 quarters are worth.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Look at 2. You now know how many nickels she has, and you know\r\n" ); document.write( " what the nickels are worth\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Look at 3. You now know that she has 3 more dimes than she has\r\n" ); document.write( " nickels, and you know what they're worth.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Add up what the quarters are worth, what the nickels are worth,\r\n" ); document.write( "and what the dimes are worth.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |