SOLUTION: A piggy bank contained 110 coins including nickels, dimes, and quarters. If there are twenty more nickels than quarters, and the number of dimes is equal to the number of quarters,

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Question 536904: A piggy bank contained 110 coins including nickels, dimes, and quarters. If there are twenty more nickels than quarters, and the number of dimes is equal to the number of quarters, how many of each kind are there if the total collection is $13?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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quarters x
nickels x + 20
dimes x
Convert dollars to cents
Value= 1300

25x+5x + 100 +10 x = 1300
40 x + 100 = 1300
40 x = 1300 -100
40 x = 1200
/ 40
x= 30 quarters------------------->750
50 nickels ------------------->250
30 Dimes---------------------->300
Total 1300