Question 881844
There are nickels, dimes and quarters in a small piggy bank. It totals $3.40. There are 28 coins. If there are three more dimes than nickels, find the number of each type of coin
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Equatiions:
d = n + 3
n + d + q = 28
5n+10d+25q = 340
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Rearrange::
n - d + 0 = -3
n + d + q = 28
n + 2d+5q = 72
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Note:: Answers are not whoe numbers.
Cheers,
Stan H.