Question 121902: Misty has $2.35 in dimes and nickles. She has one less nickel thsn dimes. How many of each coin does she have? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Misty has $2.35 in dimes and nickles. She has one less nickel then dimes. How many of each coin does she have?
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Let # of dimes be "x"; value of these is 10x cents
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# of nickels is "x-1"; value of these is 5(x-1)=5x-5 cents
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EQUATION:
value + value = 235 cents
10x + 5x-5 = 235
15x = 240
x = 16 (# of dimes)
x-1=15 (# of nickels)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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