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Jacob has 3 times as many nickels as half dollars. He has 50 fewer quarters than nickels. Altogether, Jacob has 209 coins. How many quarters does Jacob have?
3 years ago

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oobleck
n+q+h = 209
n = 3h
q = n-50
Now solve for q:
q+50 + q + (q+50)/3 = 209
he has 61 quarters
3 years ago
Anonymous
x + 3x + 3x - 50 = 7x - 50 = 209
7x = 259
x = 37
3 * 37 - 50 = 111 - 50 = 61
3 years ago

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