document.write( "Question 1062774: Jane has Php 6.00 consisting of 10 cents and 25 cents coins.The number of 10 cents coins is y.If she has a total of 30 coins,how many coins of each denomination are there?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #677751 by math_helper(2461)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "If y = number of 10 cent coins, (30-y) is the number of 25 cent coins, so we can write: \n" ); document.write( "10y + 25(30-y) = 600 (expressed in cents) \n" ); document.write( "10y + 750 - 25y = 600 \n" ); document.write( "-15y = -150 \n" ); document.write( " y = -150/-15 = 10\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "— \n" ); document.write( "Ans: There are 10 ten cent coins and 20 twenty-five cent coins \n" ); document.write( "— \n" ); document.write( "Check: \n" ); document.write( " 10(10) + 20(25) = 100 + 500 = 600 (ok) \n" ); document.write( " |