document.write( "Question 503259: someone please help and show me the steps:thank you so very much\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Joe has $39.17 in pennies and nickels. If he has 1585 coins in all, how many of each type does he have? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #339166 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"p\"$ = number of pennies he has
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"n\"$ = number of nickels he has
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+p+%2B+n+=+1585+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+1%2Ap+%2B+5n+=+3917+\"$ ( in cents )
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract (1) from (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+p+%2B+5n+=+3917+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+-p+-+n+=+-1585+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+4n+=+2332+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+=+583+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and, since
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+p+%2B+n+=+1585+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+p+%2B+583+=+1585+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+p+=+1585+-+583+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+p+=+1002+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "He has 1002 pennies and 583 nickels
\n" ); document.write( "check answer:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+p+%2B+5n+=+3917+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+1002+%2B+5%2A583+=+3917+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+1002+%2B+2915+=+3917+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+3917+=+3917+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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