SOLUTION: A student assistant at a university copy center has some nickels and dimes to use for change when students make copies. The value of the coins is $7.40. There are 26 more dimes t
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Question 352632: A student assistant at a university copy center has some nickels and dimes to use for change when students make copies. The value of the coins is $7.40. There are 26 more dimes than nickels. How many of each kind of coin are there? Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
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Let x be the number of nickels, then (x + 26) represents the number of dimes
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Question States:
10(x + 26) + 5 x = 740 cents
15x = 480 cents
x = 32 nickels
# of dimes (x+26) would be 58
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Check yuor answer
$5.80 + $1.60 = $7.40
