Question 116935: While cleaning out the closet, john found of coins. The box contained nickels, dimes, and quarters. He added up the change and found that there were 85 coins totaling $6.25 in the in the box. If there were 3 times as many nickels as dimes, how many quarters were there?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source):
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While cleaning out the closet, john found of coins. The box contained nickels,
dimes, and quarters. He added up the change and found that there were 85 coins
totaling $6.25 in the in the box. If there were 3 times as many nickels as
dimes, how many quarters were there?
n + d + q = 85 <----- the coin equation
.05n + .10d + .25q = 6.25 <----- the money equation
n = 3d <----- 3 times as many nickels as dimes.
Can you solve that system? If not post again asking how.
Answer: 60 nickels, 20 dimes, and 5 quarters.
Edwin
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