SOLUTION: 9) Sue has eight times more nickels as she has dimes in her piggy bank. She has $2.50 in her piggy bank. How much of each type of coin does she have?

Question 1133991: 9) Sue has eight times more nickels as she has dimes in her piggy bank. She has $2.50 in her piggy bank. How much of each type of coin does she have?

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sue has eight times more nickels as she has dimes in her piggy bank. She has $2.50 in her piggy bank. How much of each type of coin does she have?
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n = 9d
5n + 10d = 250
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5*9d + 10d = 250
55d = 250
No integer solution, and you can't have a fraction of a coin.
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PS 8 times more is not the same as 8 times as many.
1 time more = 2 times as many, right?
100% more is 2x as much, right?

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