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Question

Jamie has a jar of coins containing the same number of nickels, dimes and quarters. The total value of the coins in the jar is $13.20. How many nickels does Jamie have?

Accepted Answer

Writing the problem in cents, and letting the number of each coin be x, we have 5x + 10x + 25x = 1320, or 40x = 1320. This gives immediately x = 33.