Question 184162: Tenisha has $1.60 in nickels and dimes. She has 4 more dimes than nickels. How many of each type of coin does she have? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = number of nickels
Let = number of dimes
given:
(1)
(2) (in cents)
Substitute (1) in (2)
(2)
And from (1)
(1)
She has 8 nickels and 12 dimes
