SOLUTION: A jar of coins totaling $4.58 contains 13 quarters and 5 nickels. There are twice as many pennies as there are dimes. How many dimes are there?

Question 757601: A jar of coins totaling $4.58 contains 13 quarters and 5 nickels. There are twice as
many pennies as there are dimes. How many dimes are there?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p for pennies
n for nickels
d for dimes
c for quarters (because lower Q looks like a 'nine')

c=13, and n=5.
p=2d for "twice as many pennies as dimes".

Account for the money in the jar:

and you can use it to find the number of pennies.
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