SOLUTION: in Canada $1 and $2 bills have been replaced by coins. the coins are called loonies because they have a picture of a loon a well known Canadian bird on the reverse side and the $2

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Question 944718: in Canada $1 and $2 bills have been replaced by coins. the coins are called loonies because they have a picture of a loon a well known Canadian bird on the reverse side and the $2 coins are called toonies. when marissa returned home to san Francisco from a trip to Vancouver, she found that she acquired 37 of these coins, with a total value of 51 Canadian dollars. how many coins of each denomination did she have?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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L, loony
T, toony
2L=1T

Coin count and money count:
system%28L%2BT=37%2C2T%2BL=51%29

system%28L%2BT=37%2CL%2B2T=51%29
Beginning with Elimination Method, the count of toonies can be found very quickly.
T=14.