SOLUTION: Hello, I need help using a system of equations to solve this problem: Trinidad has $2.35 in nickels and dimes. If she has 33 coins in all, find the number of nickels and

SOLUTION: Hello, I need help using a system of equations to solve this problem: Trinidad has $2.35 in nickels and dimes. If she has 33 coins in all, find the number of nickels and

Algebra.Com

Question 103709: Hello,

I need help using a system of equations to solve this problem:

Trinidad has $2.35 in nickels and dimes. If she has 33 coins in all, find the number of nickels and dimes.

Thank you
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x=nickels y=dimes ... x+y=33 ... x=33-y

5x+10y=235 ... 5(33-y)+10y=235 ... 165-5y+10y=235 ... 5y=70 ... y=14

x=33-14 ... x=19

RELATED QUESTIONS
Kimiya has $5.65 in quarters and dimes. If she has 34 coins in all, find the number of... (answered by richwmiller)

Maria has $2.10 in nickels and dimes in her pocket. She has three times more dimes than... (answered by richwmiller)

Paul has $3.45 in nickels and dimes. He has 9 more nickels than dimes. How many of each... (answered by faceoff57)

I need help in this problem, thank you Sue took her collection of nickels and dimes to... (answered by ReadingBoosters)

I need help, please. I have to solve this problem using an algebraic equation. Heather... (answered by Paul)

Hi, I don't know how to do this word problem in my algebra class. We are supposed to use... (answered by mananth)

I need some help with this question. Can you help. A woman has $1.70 in dimes and... (answered by stanbon,Photonjohn)

Here is a word problem. Write a system of two equations in two unknowns and solve by the (answered by mananth)

This word problem has to do with coins, but I need to solve it by setting up and solving... (answered by checkley71,funmath,Earlsdon)