SOLUTION: You have 29 coins in your pocket consisting of only pennies and nickels the total value of the coins is $0.85 how many pennies do you have

SOLUTION: You have 29 coins in your pocket consisting of only pennies and nickels the total value of the coins is $0.85 how many pennies do you have

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Question 1125517: You have 29 coins in your pocket consisting of only pennies and nickels the total value of the coins is $0.85 how many pennies do you have
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p pennies
29-p nickels

solve find p, evaluate 29-p.

Or alternatively: n nickels and 29-n pennies.
, to account for cents;

-----------nickels

15 pennies
and
14 nickels
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