SOLUTION: I;m 46 and refreshing my algebra, help??? please Jim has a total of 50 coins. Some are nickels and some are dimes. Altogether he has 4.15. How many dimes does he have and how

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Jim has a total of 50 coins. Some are nickels and some are dimes. Altogether he has 4.15. How many dimes does he have and how many nickels?
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Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
n+d=50 d=50-n
0.05n+0.1d=4.15
0.05n +0.1(50-n)=4.15
0.05n+5-0.1n=4.15
-0.05n=-0.85
n=17 nickles
50-17=33 dimes

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