SOLUTION: I have 30 coins consisting of 20c coins a 5c coins and my total is $3.45 how many 20c and 5c coins do I have?

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Question 1158483: I have 30 coins consisting of 20c coins a 5c coins and my total is $3.45 how many
20c and 5c coins do I have?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of 5c coins
Let = number of 20c coins
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(1)
(2) ( in cents )
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(2)
Subtract (1) from (2)
(1)
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and
(1)
(1)
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number of 5c coins = 17
number of 20c coins = 13
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I have 30 coins consisting of 20c coins a 5c coins and my total is $3.45 how
many 20c and 5c coins do I have?
Let n = the number of 20c coins,
then the number of 5c coins are 30-n.

Then the total money is 20n + 5(30-n).

That must equal 345c

20n + 5(30-n) = 345

Solve that for n.  That will be the number of 20c coins.

Then subtract from 30 to find the number of 20c coins

Edwin
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