SOLUTION: I'm having trouble understanding how they got the answer this is what the example shows A cashier has 90 dimes and nickels in his cash drawer. If the total value of the coins is

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Question 1060865: I'm having trouble understanding how they got the answer this is what the example shows
A cashier has 90 dimes and nickels in his cash drawer. If the total value of the coins is $6.40,how many nickels are in the drawer?
5x+10(90-x)=640
5x+900-10x=640
-5x=-260
5x=260
X=52
How did they come up with this solution?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, MathTherapy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I do this the " long way " which might
be easier to understand
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Let = number of nickels
Let = number of dimes
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(1)
(2) ( in cents )
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Multiply both sides of (1) by and
subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)
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and
(1)
(1)
(1)
There are 52 nickels and 38 dimes
( same as their answer, since is number of nickels )
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check answer:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
Answer by MathTherapy(10555)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I'm having trouble understanding how they got the answer this is what the example shows
A cashier has 90 dimes and nickels in his cash drawer. If the total value of the coins is $6.40,how many nickels are in the drawer?
5x+10(90-x)=640
5x+900-10x=640
-5x=-260
5x=260
X=52
How did they come up with this solution? 
Let me answer your question

They let the number of nickels be x

Therefore, the number of dimes = 90 - x

With each nickel valued at 5c, or .05, and each dime valued at 10c, or .1, we get the following TOTAL value equation: .05x + .1(90 - x) = 6.4

Now, most people hate working with decimals so to get rid of the decimals, the entire equation is multiplied by 100 to get: 5x + 10(90 - x) = 640

Now, x is solved for and the value for it is 52. Since number of nickels is x, the number of nickels is 52. 

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