SOLUTION: Thirty coins consisting of 50 centavo coins and 10 centavo coins are worth 700 peso. How many 10 centavo coins are there?

Question 1052124: Thirty coins consisting of 50 centavo coins and 10 centavo coins are worth 700 peso. How many 10 centavo coins are there?
Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, ikleyn:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

x = number of 50 centavo coins y = number of 10 centavo coins Thirty coins.... x + y = 30 consisting of 50 centavo coins and 10 centavo coins are worth 700 peso. 50x + 10y = 700 Solve by substitution. If you can't do that, I'll help you if you tell me in the thank-you note box below. Edwin

Answer by ikleyn(52815)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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There is entire bunch of the lessons on coin problems
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    - More Coin problems
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    - Kevin and Randy Muise have a jar containing coins
    - Typical coin problems from the archive
    - More complicated coin problems
    - OVERVIEW of lessons on coin word problems
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