document.write( "Question 358722: You have 14 coins (nickels & dimes) that = $0.90. How many of each coins do you have? I need an algebraic equation to figure it out.
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\n" ); document.write( "14 (n+2n) = .90
\n" ); document.write( "thinking n would be the nickels & 2n would be the dimes... but that really doesn't make much sense.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #256012 by nyc_function(2741)\"\" \"About 
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You have not been able to solve it because this problem is actually a system of linear equations in two variables.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n + d = 14
\n" ); document.write( "0.05n + 0.10d = 0.90\r
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