SOLUTION: A pile of nickels and dimes is worth 3 dollars. The number of nickels in the pile is the same as the number of dimes. How many coins are in the pile?

Question 937990: A pile of nickels and dimes is worth 3 dollars. The number of nickels in the pile is the same as the number of dimes. How many coins are in the pile?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
n=d=c, c for the number of coins.

, ONE equation in ONE unknown variable.

20 coins
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A pile of nickels and dimes is worth 3 dollars. The number of nickels in the pile is the same as the number of dimes. How many coins are in the pile?

Number of coins in pile:
RELATED QUESTIONS
A pile of 55 coins consisting of nickels and dimes is worth $3.90 . Find the number of... (answered by Fombitz,rothauserc)
A pile of 55 coins consisting of nickels and dimes is worth $390 find the number of each (answered by addingup)
A pile of 55 coins, consisting of nickels and dimes, is worth $3.90. Find the number of... (answered by Alan3354,ikleyn)
Joe has a pile of dimes and nickels. The total value of the pile is 3.2 dollars, and... (answered by Alan3354)
Bob has a pile of nickels dimes and quarters there are twice as many dimes as nickels and (answered by Boreal)
A pile of pennies, dimes, and half dollars (100 coins in all) is worth $5. How many dimes (answered by josmiceli)
Some coins (dimes and nickels) are in a pile. The total value of the pile is $1.35. The... (answered by josgarithmetic)
A pile of 40 coins consists of nickels and dimes. The total value of coins is $3.35. Find (answered by checkley77)
A pile of 34 coins is worth $5.10. There are two nickels and the remainder are quarters... (answered by advanced_Learner)