SOLUTION: Rita has a collection of 105 coins consisting of nickels , dimes and quarters. The number of dimes is 5 more than one-third the number of nickels, and the number of quarters is twi

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Question 437101: Rita has a collection of 105 coins consisting of nickels , dimes and quarters. The number of dimes is 5 more than one-third the number of nickels, and the number of quarters is twice the number of dimes. How many coins of each kind does she have?
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n+d+q=105
d=5+n/3
q=2d
d=20
n=45
q=40