SOLUTION: Sarah has 45 loose coins , consisting of only nickels and pennies .... the total of the coins value $1.37. how many nickels and how many pennies does she have?

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Question 326116: Sarah has 45 loose coins , consisting of only nickels and pennies .... the total of the coins value $1.37. how many nickels and how many pennies does she have?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.N%2BP=45
2.5N%2B1P=137
Subtract eq. 1 from eq. 2 to eliminate P.
4N=137-45=92
highlight%28N=23%29
Then from eq. 1,
23%2BP=45
highlight%28P=22%29
She has 22 pennies and 23 nickels.