SOLUTION: Beth has only quarters, dimes, and nickels in her piggy bank. She has twice as many dimes as quarters and has 10 more nickels than quarters. She know that she has total $10. How ma
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Question 1168697: Beth has only quarters, dimes, and nickels in her piggy bank. She has twice as many dimes as quarters and has 10 more nickels than quarters. She know that she has total $10. How many coins of each kind are there? Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source):
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only quarters, dimes, and nickels in her piggy bank. She has twice as many dimes as quarters and has 10 more nickels than quarters.
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quarters q
dimes 2q
nickels q+10
The way the problem is described suggests you can easily write ONE equation in ONE variable.
Simplify and solve.
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