Question
A handful of 65 coins consist of pennies, nickels and dimes. The number of nickels is 4 less than twice of pennies, and there are 13 more dimes than nickels. How many coins of each kind are there? Solve using Gauss-Jordan Elimination.
Answers
start writing the facts:
p+n+d = 65
n = 2p-4
d = n+13
For elimination, standardize the lines:
p+n+d = 65
-2p+n = -4
-n+d = 13
Now visit
http://www.gregthatcher.com/Mathematics/GaussJordan.aspx
and enter your coefficients, and watch the details emerge.
p+n+d = 65
n = 2p-4
d = n+13
For elimination, standardize the lines:
p+n+d = 65
-2p+n = -4
-n+d = 13
Now visit
http://www.gregthatcher.com/Mathematics/GaussJordan.aspx
and enter your coefficients, and watch the details emerge.
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