SOLUTION: A jar of coins consisting of nickels and dimes totals $11.10. If there are 22 more nickels than twice the amount of dimes how many dimes and nickels are there
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Question 1045867: A jar of coins consisting of nickels and dimes totals $11.10. If there are 22 more nickels than twice the amount of dimes how many dimes and nickels are there
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the number of dimes. Then 
is the value of the dimes in cents, 
is the number of nickels, and )
is the value of the nickels in cents. The total value is 1110 cents.
\ =\ 1110)
Solve for and then calculate
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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