SOLUTION: I tried to find an equation with the the unknown amount of coins but could not find one. I believe I need 3 seperate equations but I am not sure. .05N+.10D=5.65 .05N+2 + .10D*2

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Question 149706: I tried to find an equation with the the unknown amount of coins but could not find one. I believe I need 3 seperate equations but I am not sure.
.05N+.10D=5.65
.05N+2 + .10D*2
(Not sure if this one is right. don't know the third one but I am pretty sure there is one Please help)

Joe has a collection of nickels and dimes that is worth $5.65. If the number of dimes were doubled and the number of nickels were increased by 8, the value of the coins would be $10.45. How many dimes does he have?
Found 3 solutions by stanbon, ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
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Joe has a collection of nickels and dimes that is worth $5.65. If the number of dimes were doubled and the number of nickels were increased by 8, the value of the coins would be $10.45. How many dimes does he have?
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Value EQUATION: 5N + 10D = 565
Value EQUAT: 5(N+8) + 10(2D) = 1045
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Rearrange:
5N + 10D = 565
5N + 20D = 1045 - 80
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Subtract 1st from 2nd to get:
10D = 400
D = 40 (# of dimes)
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Substitute to solve for N:
5N + 400 = 565
5N = 165
N = 33 (# of nickels)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by ikleyn(52787)   (Show Source):
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The system you are asking for is THIS : 5*N + 10*D = 565 cents (1) 5*(N+8) + 10*(2D) = 1045 cents (2)

One notice.

It is always more convenient to work with the integer number of cents than with decimal numbers of dollars.

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Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source):
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I tried to find an equation with the the unknown amount of coins but could not find one. I believe I need 3 seperate equations but I am not sure.
.05N+.10D=5.65
.05N+2 + .10D*2
(Not sure if this one is right. don't know the third one but I am pretty sure there is one Please help)

Joe has a collection of nickels and dimes that is worth $5.65. If the number of dimes were doubled and the number of nickels were increased by 8, the value of the coins would be $10.45. How many dimes does he have?

Your 1st equation: .05N + .1D = 5.65 is CORRECT, but you don't have a 2nd equation. Look below to see the 2nd equation you need to have.
.05N + .1D = 5.65 ------- eq (i)
.05(N + 8) + .1(2D) = 10.45
.05N + .4 + .2D = 10.45
.05N + .2D = 10.05 ------ eq (ii)
.1D = 4.4 ------ Subtracting eq (i) from eq (ii)
D, or number of dimes =