SOLUTION: A jar of coins consisting of nickels and dimes totals $11.10. If there are 22 more nickels than twice the amount of dimes how many dimes and nickels are there
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Question 1045867: A jar of coins consisting of nickels and dimes totals $11.10. If there are 22 more nickels than twice the amount of dimes how many dimes and nickels are there Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
Let represent the number of dimes. Then is the value of the dimes in cents, is the number of nickels, and is the value of the nickels in cents. The total value is 1110 cents.
Solve for and then calculate
John
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