document.write( "Question 358888: A piggy bank contains exactly 100 coins that total $5.00. The coins consist of pennies, dimes, and half dollars. How many of the coins are pennies?\r
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document.write( "I have tried just by guessing and checking for a while now but still haven't gotten anything. If you could help me that would be awesome. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #256126 by Fombitz(32388) You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1. \n" ); document.write( "2. \n" ); document.write( "Subtract eq. 1 from eq. 2, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "3. \n" ); document.write( "Equation 3 has only 1 integer solution. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 1, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "60 pennies, 39 dimes, and 1 half dollar. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |