SOLUTION: luis has 27 coins in nickles and dimes. In all he has $1.90. How many of each coin does he have?

Question 1180542: luis has 27 coins in nickles and dimes. In all he has $1.90. How many of each coin does he have?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by ikleyn(52808)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x dimes and 27-x nickels The money equation is 10x + 5(27-x) = 190 cents Simplify and solve 10x + 5*27 - 5x = 190 5x = 190 - 5*27 x = = 11. ANSWER. 11 dimes and 27-11 = 16 nickels.

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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Without using algebra, just basic math: If all 27 had been nickels, he would have had only $1.35. But he had $1.90. So the extra 55 cents must have come from the dimes contributing an extra 5 cents each. So there must have been 55/5 or 11 dimes. That means he had 27-11 or 16 nickels. With algebra. Solve that system and get the same answer. Edwin

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