SOLUTION: You have 76 coins consisting of nickels and half-dollars. The number of half-dollars is 8 more than three times the number of nickels.

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Question 1126004: You have 76 coins consisting of nickels and half-dollars. The number of half-dollars is 8 more than three times the number of nickels.
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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nickels = x
Half dollars = 3x+8
x+3x+8 = 76
4x = 68
x = 17
You have 17 nickels and 3(17)+8 = 59 half dollars
check:
17 + 59 = 76 Correct