SOLUTION: Sam’s big jar of nickels and dimes contained $30. If 500 coins were in the jar, how many of each kind were there?
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Question 1080920: Sam’s big jar of nickels and dimes contained $30. If 500 coins were in the jar, how many of each kind were there?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Subtract 1 from 2,
Now use either equation to solve for .
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