SOLUTION: Hi box A contains 1 dollar coins, box B contains 50c coins and box C 20c coins. Box A has 5 times as many coins as box C .box B has 12 fewer coins than box A. Boc C has half the n

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Question 1117691: Hi
box A contains 1 dollar coins, box B contains 50c coins and box C 20c coins. Box A has 5 times as many coins as box C .box B has 12 fewer coins than box A. Boc C has half the number of coins in box B.
how much more money is in B than A.
thanks
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the number of coins in box A, the number of coins in box B, and the number of coins in box C.

We are given that:

1.

2.

3.

Substitute 2 into 3

4.

Substitute 1 into 4



Solve for , then substitute into 1 to solve for , then substitute into 2 to solve for .

The amount of money in box A is dollars. The amount of money in box B is dollars. Find the difference between the two amounts.

John

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