document.write( "Question 903890: To provide change for a day's business, a merchant buys $75 worth half dollars, quarters, dimes, and nickels. Altogether there are 360 coins, and the number of half dollars is the same as the number of quarters, and the number of dimes is the same as the number of nickels. Find the number of coins of each investments. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #548378 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 50*h+25*q+10*d+5*n=7500 \n" ); document.write( "h+q+d+n=360 \n" ); document.write( "h=q \n" ); document.write( "d=n \n" ); document.write( "50*q+25*q+10*d+5*d=7500 \n" ); document.write( "q+q+d+d=360\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "75*q+15*d=7500 \n" ); document.write( "2q+2d=360 \n" ); document.write( "q+d=180 \n" ); document.write( "q=180-d \n" ); document.write( "5*q+1*d=500 \n" ); document.write( "5*(180-d)+1*d=500 \n" ); document.write( "900-5d+d=500 \n" ); document.write( "400=4d \n" ); document.write( "d=100 \n" ); document.write( "n=100 \n" ); document.write( "q=80 \n" ); document.write( "h=80 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |