SOLUTION: Marco has 150 coins, all nickels and dimes. He has 12 more dimes than nickels. How many nickels and dimes does he have? Let n be the number of nickels and d be the number of d

Question 264340: Marco has 150 coins, all nickels and dimes. He has 12 more dimes than nickels. How many nickels and dimes does he have?

Let n be the number of nickels and d be the number of dimes. Write an equation that shows that the sum of the number of nickels and the number of dimes is 150.
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Marco has 150 coins, all nickels and dimes. He has 12 more dimes than nickels. How many nickels and dimes does he have?

Let n be the number of nickels and d be the number of dimes. Write an equation that shows that the sum of the number of nickels and the number of dimes is 150.
Let the number of nickels be x
no of dimes = x+12
2x+12=150
2x=150-12
x=150-12 / 2
=69 nickels
dimes = 81
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