SOLUTION: In a purse is $3.05 in nickels and dimes, 19 more nickles than dimes. How many coins are there of each kind?
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Question 666556: In a purse is $3.05 in nickels and dimes, 19 more nickles than dimes. How many coins are there of each kind?
Please help..
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
dimes =x
nickels =x+19
value = 305 cents
10x+5(x+19)=305
10x+5x+95=305
15x= 210
x= 14
dimes 14
nickels 14+19 = 33
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