SOLUTION: Breanna has quarters, dimes, and nickels in her purse. She has 3 fewer nickels than dimes, but she has 2 more nickels than quarters. If breanna has 2 quarters, how much money does

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Question 1137102: Breanna has quarters, dimes, and nickels in her purse. She has 3 fewer nickels than dimes, but she has 2 more nickels than quarters. If breanna has 2 quarters, how much money does she have ?
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Breanna has quarters, dimes, and nickels in her purse. She has 3 fewer nickels than dimes, but she has 2 more nickels than quarters.
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QUARTERS         n-2
NICKELS          n
DIMES            n+3




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breanna has 2 quarters,
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                           ACTUAL COUNT      MONEY DOLLARS
QUARTERS         n-2=2          2              0.5
NICKELS          n              4              0.2
DIMES            n+3            7              0.7

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