SOLUTION: Jose has 26 nickels and dimes in his piggy bank. The number of nickels is 2 fewer than three times the number of dimes. How much money does he have in his piggy bank?

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Question 347174: Jose has 26 nickels and dimes in his piggy bank. The number of nickels is 2 fewer than three times the number of dimes. How much money does he have in his piggy bank?
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So:



Solve for . Subtract that value from 26 to get .

Substitute the value sof and into:



And then do the arithmetic to determine the number of dollars in the piggy bank.

John

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