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A clerk was asked to change a $10 bill. She returned 9 more dimes than nickels and twenty-one more quarters than dimes. How many coins of each did she return?
Solve using the V.E.S.T. method.
Solve using the V.E.S.T. method.
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Answered by
Henry
X nickels.
(X+9) dimes.
(X+9)+21 = (X+30) qtrs.
5x + 10(x+9) + 25(x+30) = 1000 cents.
40x + 840 = 1000,
40x = 1000 - 840 = 160,
X = 4 Nickels.
X+9 = 13 Dimes.
X+30 = 34 Qtrs.
Sorry, but I don't know what V.E.S.T.
means.
(X+9) dimes.
(X+9)+21 = (X+30) qtrs.
5x + 10(x+9) + 25(x+30) = 1000 cents.
40x + 840 = 1000,
40x = 1000 - 840 = 160,
X = 4 Nickels.
X+9 = 13 Dimes.
X+30 = 34 Qtrs.
Sorry, but I don't know what V.E.S.T.
means.
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Anonymous
A clerk was asked to change a $10 bill. She returned 9 more dimes than nickels and twenty-one more quarters than dimes. How many coins of each did she return?
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