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9 January, 20:26

Miguel has one dollar in change. He has twice as many nickels as dimes. He has 14 more pennies than quarters. What coins does he have?

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  1. 9 January, 20:29
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    D=dimes

    n=niclkes

    p=pennies

    q=quarters

    1 dollar (100 cents)

    2 times as many nickles as dimes

    n=2d

    14 more pennies than quarters

    p+14=q

    and total is 1 dollar so

    25q+10d+5n+p=100

    ok so we must use logic

    the max number of quarters in a dolar is 4

    but there are pennies so max is 3

    so q=1,2, or 3

    therefor p=15,16 or, 17

    also, the rest of te coins are only multipules of 5 so the sum amount of pennies and quartes must add to a multiplule of 5

    if q=1 and p=15, total is 40 cents

    if q=2 and p=16, total is 66 cents

    if q=3 and p=17, total is 92 cents

    only 40 cents is a multiplule of 10

    1 quarter and 15 pennies

    now we are having

    40 cents is pennies and quartesrs

    therfor 100-40=60 cents is nickles and dimes

    60=5n+10d

    n=2d

    sub

    60=5 (2d) + 10d

    60=10d+10d

    60=20d

    divide both sides by 20

    3=d

    sub

    n=2d

    n=2 (3)

    n=6

    6 nickles

    3 dimes

    answer is

    1 quarter

    3 dimes

    6 nickles

    15 pennies
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