SOLUTION: Jacob has $4.90 in nickels and dimes. He has three times as many dimes as nickles. How many nickels and how many dimes does he have? I am trying to come up with an algebraic f

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Question 295212: Jacob has $4.90 in nickels and dimes. He has three times as many dimes as nickles. How many nickels and how many dimes does he have?
I am trying to come up with an algebraic formula
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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two unknowns, so two equations

5n + 10d = 490

d = 3n