Question 1106031
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Jason has $4.15 in his pocket.  If he has twice as many {{{highlight(cross(buckles))}}} nickels as quarters and the number of 
{{{highlight(cross(times))}}} dimes is four less than three times his quarters, {{{highlight(cross(home))}}} how many of each coin does Jason have. 
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Let Q be the number of quarters.

Then the number of nickels is 2Q,

while the number of dimes is (3Q-4), according to the condition.



The "value" equation is


nickels + dimes     + quarters = 415   cents,   or


5*(2Q)  + 10*(3Q-4) + 25*Q    = 415,


10*Q + 30*Q - 40 + 25*Q = 415,


65*Q = 415 + 40  ====>  65*Q = 455  ====>  Q = {{{455/65}}} = 7.



<U>Answer</U>.  7 quarters,  2*7 = 14 nickels  and  3*7-4 = 17 dimes.


<U>Check</U>.   7*25 + 14*5 + 10*17 =  415 cents.   ! Correct !
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Solved.


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