SOLUTION: A man has a collection of nickels, dimes, and quarter whose values is $6.55. He has 3 times as many quarters as dimes, and 5 more nickels than dimes. How many of each type of coin
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Question 777012: A man has a collection of nickels, dimes, and quarter whose values is $6.55. He has 3 times as many quarters as dimes, and 5 more nickels than dimes. How many of each type of coin does he have? Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A man has a collection of nickels, dimes, and quarter whose values is $6.55. He has 3 times as many quarters as dimes, and 5 more nickels than dimes. How many of each type of coin does he have?
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let x=number of dimes
x+5=number of nickels
3x=number of quarters
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.10x+.05(x+5)+.25(3x)=6.55
.10x+.05x+.25+.75x=6.55
.90x=6.30
x=7
x+5=12
3x=21
number of dimes=7
number of nickels=12
number of quarters=21
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