SOLUTION: How do you show your work for this word problem "Juanita has the same number of nickels as dimes. She has a total of 1.95. How many of each type of coin does Juanita have?"

Question 434519: How do you show your work for this word problem "Juanita has the same number of nickels as dimes. She has a total of 1.95. How many of each type of coin does Juanita have?"
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How do you show your work for this word problem "Juanita has the same number of nickels as dimes.
She has a total of 1.95. How many of each type of coin does Juanita have?
:
Let x = no. of nickels and no. of dimes
:
.05x + .10x = 1.95
.15x = 1.95
x =
x = 13 nickels and 13 dimes
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:
Check this:
.05(13) + .10(13) = 1.95
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