document.write( "Question 754391: A piggy bank contains exactly $50 in $1 and $2 coins.
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document.write( "Fanny counted 30 coins.
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document.write( "Frank counted 31 coins.
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document.write( "Who's right? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #459044 by dkppathak(439)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let $1 is x coins \n" ); document.write( "and as per fanny case \n" ); document.write( "$2 are 30-x coins \n" ); document.write( "x+2(30-x)=50 \n" ); document.write( "x+60-2x =50 \n" ); document.write( "-x=-10 \n" ); document.write( "x=10 \n" ); document.write( "so $1 are 10 coins \n" ); document.write( "and $2 20 coins \n" ); document.write( "as per frank case \n" ); document.write( "let $1 is x coins and \n" ); document.write( "$2 are 31-x coins \n" ); document.write( "x+2(31-x)=50 \n" ); document.write( "x+62-2x =50 \n" ); document.write( "-x=-12 \n" ); document.write( "x=12 \n" ); document.write( "$2 coins will be 19 coins \n" ); document.write( "in this problem \n" ); document.write( "both counting are correct for given conditions \n" ); document.write( "for fanny 30 coins $1 are 10 coins and $2 are 20 coins \n" ); document.write( "and as per frank counting \n" ); document.write( "$1 coins will be 12 and \n" ); document.write( "$2 coins will be 19 \n" ); document.write( "answer \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |