Rachna has nickels, dimes, and quarters in her piggy bank. She has $4.65 altogether. She has three more quarters than dimes and twice as many nickels as quarters. How many quarters does Rachna have?

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anonymous · Answer

A.  8
B.  11
C.  22
D.  41

anonymous · Answer

I got B because 11 quarters is 2.75 and three less then that is 8 dimes, so that is 80 cents. There are 22 nickels because is twice as many quarters. add them all up it equals 4.65. Does that help a little bit?

anonymous · Answer

A solution using Mathematica for the calculations is attached.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks :)