SOLUTION: Sarah has 45 loose coins , consisting of only nickels and pennies .... the total of the coins value $1.37. how many nickels and how many pennies does she have?

Question 326116: Sarah has 45 loose coins , consisting of only nickels and pennies .... the total of the coins value $1.37. how many nickels and how many pennies does she have?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Subtract eq. 1 from eq. 2 to eliminate P.

Then from eq. 1,

She has 22 pennies and 23 nickels.

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