SOLUTION: Alycia opens her piggy bank to find only snickels and dimes inside. She counts the coins and finds that she has 5757 coins totaling ​$4.85 How many nickels were in the piggy&
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Question 1053412: Alycia opens her piggy bank to find only snickels and dimes inside. She counts the coins and finds that she has 5757 coins totaling $4.85 How many nickels were in the piggy bank, and how many dimes were in there? Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Alan3354:Answer by ikleyn(52794) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Alycia opens her piggy bank to find only snickels and dimes inside. She counts the coins and finds that she has 5757 coins totaling $4.85 How many nickels were in the piggy bank, and how many dimes were in there?
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If it's 57 coins:
n + d = 57
5n + 10d = 485 --> n + 2d = 97
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n + d = 57
n + 2d= 97
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