Nickles - 10 $0.50
dimes - 20 $2.00
quarters - 40 $10.00
0.50+2.00+10.00 = $12.50 containing 40 quarters
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Here's how to solve this with Algebra :
Let N be the number of nickels, so that
2N is the number of dimes, and
2(2N) or 4N is the number of quarters.
A nickel is 5 cents, a dime is 10 cents, and a quarter is 25 cents,
and the total in the cash register is $12.50
Multiplying by their cents values, we have
5(N) plus 10(2N) plus 25 (4N) = 1250
5N + 20N + 100N = 1250
125 N = 1250
N= 10
So the number of nickels is 10, dimes 20, and quarters 40.
Peggy had three times as many quarters as nickels. She had $1.60 in all. How many nickels and how many quarters did she have?
You need to define variables for the different types of coins, write the corresponding equations, then solve them. One equation for each fact. Here are the equations:5N + 10D + 25Q = 1250 D = 2N Q = 2D
A dollar can be reached by adding coins together in the following ways, using ten coins or fewer: 1. A one-dollar coin. 2. Two half dollars. 3. One half dollar and two quarters. 4. One half dollar, one quarter, two dimes and one nickel. 5. One half dollar, one quarter, two dimes and five pennies. 6. One half dollar, one quarter, one dime and three nickels. 7. One half dollar, one quarter and five nickels. 8. One half dollar and five dimes. 9. One half dollar, four dimes and two nickels. 10. One half dollar, three dimes and four nickels. 11. One half dollar, two dimes and six nickels. 12. Four quarters. 13. Three quarters, two dimes and one nickel. 14. Three quarters, two dimes and five pennies. 15. Three quarters and five nickels. 16. Two quarters and five dimes. 17. Two quarters, four dimes and two nickels. 18. Two quarters, three dimes and four nickels. 19. Two quarters, two dimes and six nickels. 20. One quarter, seven dimes and one nickel. 21. One quarter, six dimes and three nickels. 22. Ten dimes. 23. One half dollar, one quarter, one dime, two nickels and five pennies
This question cannot be answered.Assume there is1 nickel. There must be 3 more than that in quarters - that makes4 quarters and there are13 dimes---- that adds up to18
The question is incomplete. Please post a new version with the rest of the problem.
The coins in the store's cash register total $12.50. The cash register contains only nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are twice as many dimes as nickels. There are also twice as many quarters as dimes. How many quarters are in the cash register?
10 dimes
hundreds of ways... 50 dimes 100 nickels 20 quarters 40 dimes and 2 nickels 90 nickels and 5 dimes 16 quarters and 10 dimes 30 dimes 2 nickels 4 quarters etc figure it out ;)
111 quarters, zero dimes, zero nickels 110 quarters, two dimes, one nickel 109 quarters, four dimes, two nickels
Dimes and quarters, yes. Nickels, no. 1964 was the last year for silver dimes and quarters, and nickels only contained silver during WWII.
Chen has 8 nickels, 2 dimes, and 6 quarters.
20 ways:3 quarters, 2 dimes, 1 nickel3 quarters, 2 dimes, 5 pennies3 quarters, 1 dime, 3 nickels3 quarters, 1 dime, 2 nickels, 5 pennies3 quarters, 5 nickels3 quarters, 4 nickels, 5 pennies2 quarters, 5 dimes2 quarters, 4 dimes, 2 nickels2 quarters, 4 dimes, 1 nickel, 5 pennies2 quarters, 3 dimes, 4 nickels2 quarters, 3 dimes, 3 nickels, 5 pennies1 quarter, 7 dimes, 1 nickel1 quarter, 7 dimes, 5 pennies1 quarter, 6 dimes, 3 nickels1 quarter, 6 dimes, 2 nickels, 5 pennies1 quarter, 5 dimes, 5 nickels1 quarter, 5 dimes, 4 nickels, 5 pennies8 dimes, 4 nickels8 dimes, 3 nickels, 5 pennies7 dimes, 5 nickels, 5 pennies
Peggy had three times as many quarters as nickels. She had $1.60 in all. How many nickels and how many quarters did she have?
1)4 quarters 2)2 half dollars 3)10 dimes 4)20 nickels 5)half dollar 2 quarters 6)half dollar 5 dimes 7)half dollar 10 nickels 8)half dollar 4 dimes 2 nickels 9)half dollar 4 nickels 3 dimes 10)half dollar 2 nickels 4 dimes 11)half dollar 6 nickels 2 dimes 12)half dollar 8 nickels 1 dime 13)3 quarters 2 dimes 1 nickel 14)2 quarters 5 dimes 15)2 quarters 10 nickels 16)2 quarters 4 nickels 3 dimes 17)2 quarters 2 nickels 4 dimes 18)2 quarters 6 nickels 2 dimes 19)2 quarters 8 nickels 1 dime 20)1 quarter 6 dimes 3 nickels 21)1 quarter 7 dimes 1 nickel 22)1 quarter 5 dimes 5 nickels 23)1 quarter 4 dimes 2 nickels 24)1 quarter 3 dimes 4 nickels 25)1 quarter 2 dimes 6 nickels 26)1 quarter 1 dime 13 nickels 27)5 dimes 10 nickels 28)4 dimes 12 nickels 29)3 dimes 14 nickels 30)2 dimes 16 nickels 31)1 dime 18 nickels 32)6 dimes 8 nickels 33/7 dimes 6 nickels 34)8 dimes 4 nickels 35)9 dimes 2 nickels
well it depends on how you want it. If you want it as, like having 4 quarters and counting one way for four quarters then counting another as having the same 4 quarters but in different order (if you understood any of that) there is 293 possibilities. but if you want it the other way, We can use either 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 quarters. If we use 0 quarters, we can use from 0 up to 10 dimes, and the rest, if any, in nickels. That accounts for 11 ways. If we use 1 quarter, we can use from 0 up to 7 dimes, and the rest in nickels. That accounts for 8 ways. If we use 2 quarters, we can use from 0 up to 5 dimes, and the rest, if any, in nickels. That accounts for 6 ways. If we use 3 quarters, we can use from 0 up to 2 dimes, and the rest in nickels. That accounts for 3 ways. If we use 4 quarters, that's the whole dollar, so that accounts for 1 way. So the total number of ways = 11+8+6+3+1 = 29 You weren't asked to list them, but here is the list of all 29 ways: 1. 0 quarters, 0 dimes, and 20 nickels. 2. 0 quarters, 1 dime, and 18 nickels. 3. 0 quarters, 2 dimes, and 16 nickels. 4. 0 quarters, 3 dimes, and 14 nickels. 5. 0 quarters, 4 dimes, and 12 nickels. 6. 0 quarters, 5 dimes, and 10 nickels. 7. 0 quarters, 6 dimes, and 8 nickels. 8. 0 quarters, 7 dimes, and 6 nickels. 9. 0 quarters, 8 dimes, and 4 nickels. 10. 0 quarters, 9 dimes, and 2 nickels. 11. 0 quarters, 10 dimes, and 0 nickels. 12. 1 quarter, 0 dimes, and 15 nickels. 13. 1 quarter, 1 dime, and 13 nickels. 14. 1 quarter, 2 dimes, and 11 nickels. 15. 1 quarter, 3 dimes, and 9 nickels. 16. 1 quarter, 4 dimes, and 7 nickels. 17. 1 quarter, 5 dimes, and 5 nickels. 18. 1 quarter, 6 dimes, and 3 nickels. 19. 1 quarter, 7 dimes, and 1 nickel. 20. 2 quarters, 0 dimes, and 10 nickels. 21. 2 quarters, 1 dime, and 8 nickels. 22. 2 quarters, 2 dimes, and 6 nickels. 23. 2 quarters, 3 dimes, and 4 nickels. 24. 2 quarters, 4 dimes, and 2 nickels. 25. 2 quarters, 5 dimes, and 0 nickels. 26. 3 quarters, 0 dimes, and 5 nickels. 27. 3 quarters, 1 dime, and 3 nickels. 28. 3 quarters, 2 dimes, and 1 nickel. 29. 4 quarters, 0 dimes, and 0 nickels. Hope this helped!
16 % of the coins are dimes. 4 of a total of 25.
7 quarters 2 dimes 4 nickels