SOLUTION: Honey has $2.40 in total value, and she has this money in dimes and nickels. If she has 10 more nickels than dimes, how many of each coin does she have?

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Question 1191244: Honey has $2.40 in total value, and she has this money in dimes and nickels. If she has 10 more nickels than dimes, how many of each coin does she have?
Found 3 solutions by edd1242, josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by edd1242(1) About Me  (Show Source):
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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n nickels
d dimes
n-d=10
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5n%2B10d=240

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Answer by ikleyn(52790) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Honey has $2.40 in total value, and she has this money in dimes and nickels.
If she has 10 more nickels than dimes, how many of each coin does she have?
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With the given data,  this problem has no solutions in integer numbers.

In other words,  the post describes the situation,  which  NEVER  MAY  happen.


So,  the problem is  DEFECTIVE  and only is good to throw it to the closest garbage bin.


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                      Waste of time.

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