document.write( "Question 49354This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
\n" ); document.write( ": Jill has $3.50 in nickles and dimes. If she has 50 coins, how many of each type of coin does she have? \n" ); document.write( "

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amount of nickels = n
\n" ); document.write( "amount of dimes = d
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+%2B+n+=+50\"$ which can mean: $\"n+=+50+-+d\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0.1d+%2B+0.05n+=+3.5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "plug:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0.1d+%2B+0.05%2850+-+d%29+=+3.5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0.1d+%2B+2.5+-+0.05d+=+3.5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"0.05d+=+1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+=+20\"$
\n" ); document.write( "plug:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"n+=+50+-+d\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"n+=+50+-+20+=+30\"$
\n" ); document.write( "20 dimes and 30 nickels \n" ); document.write( "

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