SOLUTION: The problem is: Suppose there is change jar containing pennies, nickles, and dimes only. There are twenty coins in all. There are just as many dimes as pennies. The combined

Question 1074059: The problem is:
Suppose there is change jar containing pennies, nickles, and dimes only. There are twenty coins in all. There are just as many dimes as pennies. The combined value of the nickels is forty cents than that of the dimes. How many of each type of coin is there in jar?

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