Answer:
5 dimes 2 nickels 10 quarters
Step-by-step explanation:
Let n = number of nickels
d = number of dimes
q = number of quarters
n = d - 3 (The number of nickles was 3 less than the number of dimes)
d= q - 5 (The number of dimes was 5 more than the number of quarters)
0.05n + 0.1d + 0.25q = 3.1
Use substitution:
n=q-8
0.05n + 0.1d + 0.25q = 3.1
0.05(q-8) + 0.1(q-5) + 0.25q = 3.1
0.05q-.4 + 0.1q -.5 +0.25q = 3.1
0.4q-0.9=3.1
0.4q=4
q = 10
n =q-8 n = 10-8 n=2
d=q - 5 d = 10-5 d = 5
