Janet has three coins.
One coin has a value
that is 5 times another
coin. The third coin has
a value that is 2 times
another coin. She has
404 altogether. What
coins does she have?
Write an equation to
represent your work and
solve.​

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Answer:

Janet has coins worth 252.5, 101, and 50.5.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us call the three coins [tex]a,b[/tex], and [tex]c[/tex].

The first coin [tex]a[/tex] is 5 times another coin (let's say [tex]b[/tex]); therefore,

[tex]a = 5b[/tex],

and the third coin is 2 times the value of another coin (it's coin [tex]b[/tex]):

[tex]c =2b[/tex].

The total worth of all coins is 404; therefore,

[tex]a+b+c =404[/tex]

or

[tex]5b+b+2b =404[/tex]

[tex]8b =404[/tex]

[tex]\boxed{b = 50.5}[/tex]

with the value of [tex]b[/tex] in hand, we find [tex]a[/tex] and [tex]c[/tex]:

[tex]a = 5b = 5(50.5)[/tex]

[tex]\boxed{a = 252.5}[/tex]

and for [tex]c:[/tex]

[tex]c = 2 b = 2 (50.5)[/tex]

[tex]\boxed{c = 101}[/tex]

Thus, Janet has 3 coins worth 252.5, 101, and 50.5.