Solve. -Michael's Bank Contains Only Nickels, Dimes, and Quarters. There Are

question 97

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-Michael's bank contains only nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are 66 coins in all, valued at $5.40. The number of nickels is 6 short of being three times the sum of the number of dimes and quarters together. How many
Dimes are in the bank?

• A)8
• B)10
• C)48
• D)15

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