SOLUTION: You have 8 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters and totaling 1.10. If the nickels and dimes along total 35 cents, how many quarters do you have? How many dimes? and ni
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Question 763736: You have 8 coins consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters and totaling 1.10. If the nickels and dimes along total 35 cents, how many quarters do you have? How many dimes? and nickels?
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Let = number of dimes you have
Let = number of quarters you have
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given:
(1)
(2) ( in cents )
(3)
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Substitute (3) into (2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
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(1)
(1)
and,
(3)
(3)
Subtract (1) from (3)
(3)
(1)
and, since
(1)
(1)
(1)
There are 3 nickels, 2 dimes, and 3 quarters
check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
