SOLUTION: yolanada has some coins in nickels and dimes. She has six times as many nickels as dimes. If she had 6 more coins of each, she would have $3.30. How many of each coin does she ha

Question 906156: yolanada has some coins in nickels and dimes. She has six times as many nickels as dimes. If she had 6 more coins of each, she would have $3.30. How many of each coin does she have now
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of nickels
Let = number of dimes
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(1)
(2) ( in cents )
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Substitute (1) into (2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
and
(1)
(1)
(1)
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She has 36 nickels and 6 dimes
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
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