nickels --- x
quarters ---- x-13
dimes --- 207 - (x + x-13) = 220 - 2x
solve for x:
5x + 25(x-13) + 10(220-2x) = 2800
5x + 25x - 325 + 2200 - 20x = 2800
10x = 925
but x should be a whole number,
Unless I made a silly arithmetic error, your data is not consistent.
Marsha has nickels, dimes, and quarters. She has 207 coins total. Marcy has 13 less quarters than nickels. Find the number of each coin if she has a total of $28.
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