SOLUTION: A coin collection made up of pennies, nickels, and quarters contains a total of 29 coins. The number of quarters is 8 less than he number of pennies. The total face value of coin

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Question 1042534: A coin collection made up of pennies, nickels, and quarters contains a total of 29 coins. The number of quarters is 8 less than he number of pennies. The total face value of coins is $1.77. How many of each denomination are there?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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p pennies
n nickels
q quarters

Account for the coin count and account for the money count.
q=p-8