SOLUTION: You have 14 coins (nickels & dimes) that = $0.90. How many of each coins do you have? I need an algebraic equation to figure it out.
I tried:
14 (n+2n) = .90
thinking n would
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I tried:
14 (n+2n) = .90
thinking n would
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Question 358722: You have 14 coins (nickels & dimes) that = $0.90. How many of each coins do you have? I need an algebraic equation to figure it out.
I tried:
14 (n+2n) = .90
thinking n would be the nickels & 2n would be the dimes... but that really doesn't make much sense.
Thanks for your help... AMS Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You have not been able to solve it because this problem is actually a system of linear equations in two variables.