Problema Solution
in the 19th century the U.S. minted 2 cent coins and 3 cent coins Chandra has three times as many 3 cent coins as 2 cent coins the face value of the coins is $1.10 how many of each coin does she have?
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Let
x = the number of 3 cent coins
y = the number of 2 cent coins
x = 3y
3x + 2y = 11 (since $1.10 = 11 cents)
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x = 3 three cent coins
y = 1 two cent coins
Chandra has 3 three cent and 1 two cent coins.