document.write( "Question 242339: A wallet contains 10 coins, all nickels or dimes, totaling 80 cents. How many
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Algebra.Com's Answer #177544 by checkley77(12844) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! N+D=10 OR N=10-D \n" ); document.write( ".05N+.10D=.80 \n" ); document.write( ".05(10-D)+.10D=.80 \n" ); document.write( ".5-.05D+.10D=.80 \n" ); document.write( ".05D=.80-.50 \n" ); document.write( ".05D=.30 \n" ); document.write( "D=.30/.05 \n" ); document.write( "D=6 DIMES. \n" ); document.write( "10-6=4 NICKELS. \n" ); document.write( "PROOF: \n" ); document.write( ".05*4+.10*6=.80 \n" ); document.write( ".20+.60=.80 \n" ); document.write( ".80=.80 \n" ); document.write( " |