document.write( "Question 1049894: Nancy has $4.80 in change. She has three times as many nickles as quarters. She has two more quarters than dimes. How many coins of each type does she have? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #665446 by ewatrrr(24785) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x represent number of Quarters: \n" ); document.write( "25x + 10(x-2) + 5(3x) = 480 CENTS make sense \n" ); document.write( "50x - 20 = 480 \n" ); document.write( "50x = 500 \n" ); document.write( "x = 10, number of Quarters. Dimes 8, Nickels 30 \n" ); document.write( "AND Checking \n" ); document.write( "250 + 80 + 150 = 480 CHECKS! \n" ); document.write( " |