SOLUTION: A piggy bank contained $14.55 in quarters, dimes and nickels. If there were three more than twice as many dimes as nickels and three less than three times as many quarters as nick

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Question 909063: A piggy bank contained $14.55 in quarters, dimes and nickels. If there were three more than twice as many dimes as nickels and three less than three times as many quarters as nickels, how many of each kind of coin was in the piggy bank?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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x the number of Nickels
25(3x-3) + 10(2x+3) + 5x = 1455 cents
100x = 1455 + 75 -30
100x = 1500
x = 15, number of Nickels. 42 Quarters 45-3 and 33 Dimes 30%2B3
And Checking
42*25 + 330 + 75 = 1455