Question 992964: Diane coin bank contains 500 nickels and dimes the total value of the coins is $40 how many dimes does she have Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Diane coin bank contains 500 nickels and dimes the total value of the coins is $40 how many dimes does she have
let x=number of dimes in the bank
500-x=number of nickels in the bank
.10x+.05(500-x=40.00
)=.10x+25-.05x=40.00
.05x=15.00
x=300
number of dimes in the bank=300
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