SOLUTION: a man goes to the bank with $6.00 and asks for change.he is given an equal number of nickels,dimes,and quarters.how many of each is he given

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Question 447885: a man goes to the bank with $6.00 and asks for change.he is given an equal number of nickels,dimes,and quarters.how many of each is he given
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let thenumber of coins be x of each.
5x+10x+25x= 600
40x=600
x= 15 nickels
15 dimes
15 quarters
15*5 + 15*10+25*15
=75+150+375
=600