document.write( "Question 335081: A change purse contains 20 coins consisting of nickels and dimes and having a total value of $1.40. How many nickels are there? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #240236 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let N be the number of nickels, D the number of dimes. \n" ); document.write( "1. \n" ); document.write( "2. \n" ); document.write( "From eq. 1, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Substitute into eq. 2, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "There are 12 nickels in the purse. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |