SOLUTION: Brian has no more than 16 coins. They comprise of both nickels and dimes. There are at least four times as many nickels as there are dimes. Which of the following is a system of in
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Question 400004: Brian has no more than 16 coins. They comprise of both nickels and dimes. There are at least four times as many nickels as there are dimes. Which of the following is a system of inequalities that describes this situation?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of nickels
Let = number of dimes
given:
(1)
(2)
you could combine these:
from (1):
therefore
answer
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