document.write( "Question 1055290: a jar contains 53 coins. all of which are nickels and dimes. the total value of coins in the car is 4.35 how many of each coin do they have\r
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document.write( "you solve the problem like so
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document.write( " x+y=53
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document.write( " .10x+.05y=4.25 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #670513 by jorel555(1290) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let n be the amount of nickels, and d be dimes. Then \n" ); document.write( "n+d=53 \n" ); document.write( "5n+10d=435 \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "5n+5d=265 \n" ); document.write( "5d=170 \n" ); document.write( "d=34 \n" ); document.write( "n=19 \n" ); document.write( "There are 19 nickels, and 34 dimes. ☺☺☺☺ \n" ); document.write( " |