SOLUTION: Mukul has $3.55 in quarters, dimes and nickels in his pocket. He has three more dimes than quarters and nine more nickels than quarters. How many of each coin are in his pocket

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Question 1080304: Mukul has $3.55 in quarters, dimes and nickels in his pocket. He has three more dimes than quarters and nine more nickels than quarters. How many of each coin are in his pocket
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n nickels
d dimes
q quarters


three more dimes than quarters and nine more nickels than quarters.
5%289%2Bq%29%2B10%283%2Bq%29%2B25%28q%29=355

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