document.write( "Question 187333:  Craig has $6.65 in nickels and dimes on his desk in a jar.  If he has 11 less nickels than dimes, how many of each coin does he have?\r
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document.write( "Not sure on this.  THanks for any help on this one. \n" );
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| Algebra.Com's Answer #140432 by feliz1965(151)      You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let 5n = nickels\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let 10d = dimes\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then 5n + 10d = 665....This is the first equation.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The second equation is d = n - 11.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You have a system of linear equations in 2 variables.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Can you take it from here? \n" ); document.write( " |