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Algebra.Com's Answer #532548 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are nickels, dimes and quarters in a small piggy bank. It totals $3.40. There are 28 coins. If there are three more dimes than nickels, find the number of each type of coin \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( "Equatiions: \n" ); document.write( "d = n + 3 \n" ); document.write( "n + d + q = 28 \n" ); document.write( "5n+10d+25q = 340 \n" ); document.write( "--------- \n" ); document.write( "Rearrange:: \n" ); document.write( "n - d + 0 = -3 \n" ); document.write( "n + d + q = 28 \n" ); document.write( "n + 2d+5q = 72 \n" ); document.write( "-------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Note:: Answers are not whoe numbers. \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |