SOLUTION: You have 19 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. There is a value of $2.75. How many of each coin do you have?

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Question 1057420: You have 19 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. There is a value of $2.75. How many of each coin do you have?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Alan3354:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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You have 19 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. There is a value of $2.75. How many of each coin do you have?
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Quantity Eq:: n + d + q = 19 coins
Value Eq::: 5n+10d+25q = 275 cents
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Comment:: You need a 3rd equation statement.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have 19 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. There is a value of $2.75. How many of each coin do you have?
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Not enough info to be a math problem.
If there's a solution it will have to be found by trial and error.
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Good luck.