document.write( "Question 977948: rebecca has three coins in her pocket. they are all different from each other. tom has three coins and they are all the same as each other. tom has twice as much money as rebecca. what are the coins that each has?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #599471 by richwmiller(17219) You can put this solution on YOUR website! 3t=2*r \n" ); document.write( "r=a+b+c \n" ); document.write( "2*(a+b+c)=3t \n" ); document.write( "coins \n" ); document.write( "1,5,10,25,50,100 \n" ); document.write( "if Tom has three alike he has \n" ); document.write( "3,15,30,75,150 or 300 \n" ); document.write( "so Rebecca has a total of 1.5, 7.5, 15, 27.5, 75 or 150 \n" ); document.write( "she can't have 1.5, 7.5, 27.5 \n" ); document.write( "so she must have \n" ); document.write( "15, 75 or 150 \n" ); document.write( "she needs three different coins to add up to 15, 75 or 150 \n" ); document.write( "5 and 10 add up to 15 but are only two coins\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "same with 75 cents 25 and 50 add up to 75 \n" ); document.write( "and also with 150 \n" ); document.write( "there are no current coins in circulation that meet the requirements\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |