SOLUTION: Question Help Think About the Process  A jar contains only​ pennies, nickels,​ dimes, and quarters. There are 1616 ​pennies, 2121 ​dimes,

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Think About the Process  A jar contains only​ pennies, nickels,​ dimes, and quarters. There are 1616 ​pennies, 2121 ​dimes, and 1818 quarters. The rest of the coins are nickels. There are 7777 coins in all. How many of the coins are not​ nickels? If n represents the number of nickels in the​ jar, what equation could you use to find​ n?
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A jar contains only​ pennies, nickels,​ dimes, and quarters. There are 1616 ​pennies, 2121 ​dimes, and 1818 quarters. The rest of the coins are nickels.
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There are 7777 coins in all. How many of the coins are not​ nickels? If n represents the number of nickels in the​ jar, what equation could you use to find​ n?
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# of nickels = n = 7777-(1616+2121+1818) = 2222
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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