document.write( "Question 1107788: Alycia opens her piggy bank to find only comes and nickels inside. She counts the coins and finds that she has 82 coins totaling $6.05. How many times were in the piggy bank, and how many nickels were in there? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #722815 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! dimes=D , nickels=N \n" ); document.write( "D+N=82 \n" ); document.write( ".10D+.05N=6.05 \n" ); document.write( "multiply second by -10 \n" ); document.write( "-D-.5N=-60.5 \n" ); document.write( "add \n" ); document.write( "0.5N=21.5 \n" ); document.write( "N=43 nickels or $2.15 \n" ); document.write( "D=39 dimes or $3.90 \n" ); document.write( "adds to $6.05 \n" ); document.write( " |