SOLUTION: Jose has 26 nickels and dimes in his piggy bank. The number of nickels is 2 fewer than three times the number of dimes. How much money does he have in his piggy bank?
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Question 347174: Jose has 26 nickels and dimes in his piggy bank. The number of nickels is 2 fewer than three times the number of dimes. How much money does he have in his piggy bank?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
So:
Solve for 
. Subtract that value from 26 to get 
.
Substitute the value sof and into:
And then do the arithmetic to determine the number of dollars in the piggy bank.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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