document.write( "Question 300691: set up 2 equations! then solve using any method.\r
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document.write( "Olga has 5 times as many dimes as nickels. If she has $3.30, how many of each coin does she have? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #215701 by mananth(16949) You can put this solution on YOUR website! let olga have x nickels and y dimes\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x=y\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x-y =0\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x+10y=330 cents\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+2y= 66\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2(5x-y)+x+2y=66\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "10x-2y +x +2y= 66\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "11x=66\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x= 6 the number of nickels\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5*6 = 30 is the number of dimes.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |