Question

a news paper carrier has $3.70 in change. he has 3 more quarters than dimes but three times as many nickels as quarters. How many of each coin does he have?

Answer 1

let x be the number of quarters....

25x + 10(x-3) + 3x(5) = 370

now solve

Answer 2

okay 8 quarters - thanks :-)

Answer 3

nice... i hope you see where the equation comes from =D

Answer 4

so how many dimes are there?

Answer 5

x - 3 ... and there are 3x nickels... we had to get that information from the statements in the problem

Answer 6

cannot understand clearly need more explanation please