SOLUTION: 30 coinsˏ $2.50, how many dimes and nickels
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Question 880722: 30 coinsˏ $2.50, how many dimes and nickels
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hints:
You have 30 coins, so . You can solve for d to get
The coins total in value of $2.50, so
You can then plug in to get
Solving for n gives you the number of nickels. Use that to find the number of dimes.
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