SOLUTION: A collection of pennies and nickels has the value of $2.25. There is one more than twice as many nickels as pennies. How many of each coin is there ?
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Question 1175956: A collection of pennies and nickels has the value of $2.25. There is one more than twice as many nickels as pennies. How many of each coin is there ? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A collection of pennies and nickels has the value of $2.25. There is one more than twice as many nickels as pennies. How many of each coin is there ?
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1p + 5n = 225
2n+1 = p
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