Let us assume that the number of quarters Greg has = x Then the number of quarters Don has = 2x +3 Together they have 18 quarters then x + 2x + 3 = 18 3x = 18 - 3 = 15 x = 5 So the number of quarters Greg has is 5 Then the number of quarters Don has = 2x + 3 = (2 * 5) + 3 = 10 + 3 = 13 So it can be concluded that Don has 13 quarters.