SOLUTION: if henry has 45 nickels and dimes totaling $2.90, write an equation that can be used as part of a system of equations to determine how many nickels (n) and dimes (d) henry has.

SOLUTION: if henry has 45 nickels and dimes totaling $2.90, write an equation that can be used as part of a system of equations to determine how many nickels (n) and dimes (d) henry has.

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Question 579833: if henry has 45 nickels and dimes totaling $2.90, write an equation that can be used as part of a system of equations to determine how many nickels (n) and dimes (d) henry has.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x be the nickels
y the dimes
x+y=45
0.05x+0.1y = 2.90
solve to get x & y
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