SOLUTION: Sam has $2.25 all in nickels and dimes. If he has a total of 36 coins, how many nickels and dimes does Sam have?
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Question 956771: Sam has $2.25 all in nickels and dimes. If he has a total of 36 coins, how many nickels and dimes does Sam have?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Multiply the first equation by 5 and subtract it from the second.
So then,
27 nickels and 9 dimes
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