document.write( "Question 178751: Wendy has 52 coins consisting of nickels and pennies. The value of the coins is $1.20, then how many of each type does she have? \n" ); document.write( "
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let n and p be the number of nickles and pennies
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\n" ); document.write( "n+p=52...........eq 1
\n" ); document.write( ".05n+.01p=1.2....eq 2
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\n" ); document.write( "rewrite eq 1 to n=52-p and plug that value into eq 2
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\n" ); document.write( ".05(52-p)+.01p=1.2
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\n" ); document.write( "2.6-.05p+.01p=1.2
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\n" ); document.write( "-.04p=-1.4
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\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28p=35%29\"number of pennies
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\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28n=52-35=17%29\"number of nickels
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