SOLUTION: You have a coin bank that has 100 nickels and dimes the total value of the coins is $7.How many of each type coin do you have in the bank?

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Question 1059637: You have a coin bank that has 100 nickels and dimes the total value of the coins is $7.How many of each type coin do you have in the bank?
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n be nickels, and d be dimes. Then:
n+d=100
5n+10d=700. So:
5n+5d=500
5d=200
d=40
n=60
You have 60 nickels and 40 dimes. ☺☺☺☺