2018 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 8

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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?

$\textbf{(A) }   0   \qquad        \textbf{(B) }   1   \qquad    \textbf{(C) }   2   \qquad   \textbf{(D) }  3  \qquad  \textbf{(E) }   4$

Solution

Let $x$ be the number of 5-cent stamps that Joe has. Therefore, he must have $x+3$ 10-cent stamps and $23-(x+3)-x$ 25-cent stamps. Since the toal 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 $8-6=\boxed{2}$

~Nivek

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