SOLUTION: how many nickels and dimes would you have if you had 102 coins worth $9.60?

Question 170757: how many nickels and dimes would you have if you had 102 coins worth $9.60?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
lets call the number of nickels and dimes, n and d respectively
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n+d=102.............eq 1
.05(n)+.1(d)=9.60...eq 2---->because each nickel is worth .05 and every dime .10
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lets rewrite eq 1 to n=102-d...now take n's value and plug it into eq 2
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.05(102-d)+.1d=9.60
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5.1-.05d+.1d=9.6
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.05d=4.5
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