document.write( "Question 1008467: jeb has five dollars worth of coins, but none of them are nickles or quarters. he has one half dollar. he has a total of one hundred coins. how many dimes and pennies does he have? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #624818 by fractalier(6550)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Call the number of dimes and pennies, d and p. Then we have \n" ); document.write( "d + p = 99 coins and the values equation is \n" ); document.write( "10d + p = 450 (we work in cents) \n" ); document.write( "Now subtract these equations and get \n" ); document.write( "-9d = -351 \n" ); document.write( "d = 39 dimes \n" ); document.write( "p = 60 pennies \n" ); document.write( " |