SOLUTION: You have 29 coins in your pocket consisting of only pennies and nickels the total value of the coins is $0.85 how many pennies do you have

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Question 1125517: You have 29 coins in your pocket consisting of only pennies and nickels the total value of the coins is $0.85 how many pennies do you have
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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p pennies
29-p nickels

p%2B5%2829-p%29=85
solve find p, evaluate 29-p.


Or alternatively: n nickels and 29-n pennies.
%2829-n%29%2B5n=85, to account for cents;
29-n%2B5n=85
4n%2B29=85
4n=56
n=14-----------nickels

15 pennies
and
14 nickels