Jon has quarters, dimes, and nickels in his pocket. The value of his money is $1.75. There are two more dimes than quarters and twice as many nickels as dimes. How many nickels does he have? [?] nickels

Jon has quarters, dimes, and nickels in his pocket. The value of his money is $1.75. There are two more dimes than quarters and twice as many nickels as dimes. How many nickels does he have? [?] nickels

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter3: Math Models

Section3.3: Solve Mixture Applications

Problem 3.55TI: Jesse has $6.55 worth of quarters and nickels in his pocket. The number of nickels is five more than...

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more dimes than quarters and
twice as many nickels as dimes.
How many nickels does he have?
[?] nickels

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