SOLUTION: You have a mixture of dimes,quarters and nickels in your pocket. There are twice as many quarters as dimes and 2 more nickels than dimes. The total of all the coins in your pocket

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Question 1049802: You have a mixture of dimes,quarters and nickels in your pocket. There are twice as many quarters as dimes and 2 more nickels than dimes. The total of all the coins in your pocket is $3.35. How many of each type do you have?
Answer by advanced_Learner(501) About Me  (Show Source):
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D Q and N
Q=2D
N=D%2B2 or simply

10D%2B25Q%2B5N=335
can you solve?
10D%2B50D%2B5%28D%2B2%29=335
%2860D%2B5D%2B10%29=335
%2865D%29=325
%28D%29=5
therefore you have
%28D%29=5 dimes
%28Q%29=10 quarters. There are twice as many quarters as dimes
%28N%29=7 and nickels. two more nickels than dimes