SOLUTION: Kent has a collection of pennies and nickles with a value of $1.98. The number of pennies he has is five less than twice the number of nickles. How many of each coin does Kent have
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Question 1054274: Kent has a collection of pennies and nickles with a value of $1.98. The number of pennies he has is five less than twice the number of nickles. How many of each coin does Kent have? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Kent has a collection of pennies and nickles with a value of $1.98. The number of pennies he has is five less than twice the number of nickles. How many of each coin does Kent have?
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p + 5n = 198
p = 2n - 5
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Sub for p
2n-5 + 5n = 198
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