SOLUTION: You have 146 coins in nickels, dimes, and quarters with a combined value of $12.50. You hav e three times as many nickles as dimes. Set up a system of 3 equations and 3 variables t

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Question 1001789: You have 146 coins in nickels, dimes, and quarters with a combined value of $12.50. You hav e three times as many nickles as dimes. Set up a system of 3 equations and 3 variables to solve for the number of each type of coin
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n = number of nickels
d = number of dimes
q = number of quarters

5n + 10d + 25q = 1250
n = 3d
n + d + q = 146