SOLUTION: Kelly has 51 coins consisting of dimes and nickels that total up to $3.55. How many dimes does she have?

Question 1073475: Kelly has 51 coins consisting of dimes and nickels that total up to $3.55. How many dimes does she have?

Answer by ikleyn(52908) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let D be the number of dimes.

Then the number of nickels is (51-D).

D dimes contribute 10*D cents to the total.

(51-D) nickels contribute 5*(51-D) cents to the total.

The "value" equation is

5*(51-D) + 10*D = 355 cents.

Simplify and solve it for D.

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    - Kevin and Randy Muise have a jar containing coins
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    - Santa Claus helps solving coin problem
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