A nickel is equal to 5 cents or 0.05 dollars.
A quarter is equal to 25 cents or 0.25 dollars.
Let number of nickels be = n
Let number of quarters be = q
...........(1)
As it is given, there are 3 more nickels than quarters so equation becomes,
................(2)
Plug in the value of 'n' from (2) in (1)
=
As we get,
Hence, there are 12 nickels and 9 quarters.
Answer: There are 310 pots that have three different colored balloons attached.
Step-by-step explanation:
Since we have given that
Number of crab pots in the bay = 600
Part of red balloon =
Part of blue balloon =
Part of yellow balloon =
So, Number of pots that have different colored balloons attached is given by
Hence, there are 310 pots that have three different colored balloons attached.