2018 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 8
Joe has a collection of 23 coins, consisting of 5-cent coins, 10-cent coins, and 25-cent coins. He has 3 more 10-cent coins than 5-cent coins, and the total value of his collection is 320 cents. How many more 25-cent coins does Joe have than 5-cent coins?
Solution
Let 
be the number of 5-cent stamps that Joe has. Therefore, he must have 
10-cent stamps and 
25-cent stamps. Since the total value of his collection is 320 cents, we can write
\begin{align*}
5x+10(x+3)+25(23-(x+3)-x) &=320 \\
5x+10(x+3)+25(20-2x) &=320 \\
5x+10x+30+500-50x &=320 \\
35x &=210 \\
x &=6
\end{align*}
Joe has 6 5-cent stamps, 9 10-cent stamps, and 8 25-cent stamps. Thus, our answer is
~Nivek
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