document.write( "Question 966804: Samantha's piggy bank has some nickels and some dimes worth $5.40. There are four times as many dimes as nickels. How many nickels and how many dimes does Samantha have? \n" ); document.write( "
| Algebra.Com's Answer #808285 by CubeyThePenguin(3113)     You can put this solution on YOUR website! n = number of nickels \n" ); document.write( "d = number of dimes\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5n + 10d = 650 \n" ); document.write( "d = 4n\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5n + 10(4n) = 540 \n" ); document.write( "45n = 540 \n" ); document.write( "n = 12\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "---> 12 nickels, 48 dimes \n" ); document.write( " |