Tim
s bank contains quarters,dimes and nickels.
He has three more dimes than quarter and
fewer nickels than quater.
If he has
coins.
Write and solve an equation to find how many quarters tim has.
\Find an equation.
\Let
represents number of quarters he has.
He has three more dimes than quarter is
.
He has
fewer nickels than quater, so the number of quarters nickel has 
His total coins is
.
His total coins equal to the sum of the number of quarters, nickels and dimes.
\Sum of the
and
and
equal sixty three.
The equation is
.
Find how many quarters tim has.
\
(Original equation)
(Add common terms)
(Add
to each side)
(Apply additive inverse property:
)
(Divide each side by
)
(Cancel common terms)
Therefore, he has
quarters.
Check.
\
(Original equation)
(Substitute
in the equation)
(Add inside terms)
(Simplify)
The equation is
.
He has
quarters.