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a coin collection consists of nickels, dimes, and quarters, and has a total value of $3.30. there are three times as many nickels as quarters. how many coins of each kind are there if the number of dimes is three less than the average of the number of quarters?

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Answer:

18 nickels, 9 dimes, 6 quarters.

Explanation:

Basically, I just made a money table and used it to get my equation, which is: 60x-30=330, to get how many quarters there are. Then, plug that in to the problem and you have your answer.

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