Friday, January 9, 2015

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Monday, January 5, 2015

Math Homework Jan 5th

Coin Problems (Homework)

Complete the following (started in Class)


1. Sue had three times as many nickels as dimes.
If the total value of hercoins was $1,
how many of each kind of coin did she have?

2. You have a bunch of change in your pocket that
consists of only nickelsand dimes. If you have ten
less nickels than three times the amount of dimes,
and the total value of all of your change is $5.00,
how many of each type of coin do you have?

3. Margo had 7 more than two times as many
quarters as dimes. If the total value of
her coins was $10.15, how many of each
kind of coin did she have?

4. Josiah had three less than twice as many
nickels as dimes. If the total value of his
coins was $1.45, how many of each kind of
coin did he have?

5. A piggy bank contained $14.55 in quarters,
dimes, and nickels. If there were three more than
twice as many dimes as nickels and three less
than three times as many quarters as nickels,
how many of each kind of coin was in the
piggy bank?

6. Larry received $6.10 in tips one afternoon.
All of his tips were in quarters, dimes, and nickels.
There were five less dimes than quarters and seven less
nickels than dimes. How many of each type of
coin was there?

7. Vera's piggy bank contained $9.35 in quarters,
dimes, and nickels. There were six more than two
times as many nickels as quarters and four less dimes
than quarters. How many of each kind of coin was
there in the piggy bank?

8. A polka-dot change purse contained $12.25 in
quarters, dimes, and nickels. If there were five more
than twice as many dimes as nickels and one less than three
times as many quarters as nickels, how many of each
kind of coin was in the purse?

9. A collection of ancient coins contained old nickels,
dimes, and quarters. There were seven more than three
times as many quarters as dimes and sixteen less
than twice as many nickels as quarters. If the face
value of the entire collection was $38.45,
how many of each kind of coin was there?