SOLUTION: Jose has $3.45 in nickels and dimes. He has twelve more than dimes. write an equation(s) to represent the number of each coin.

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Question 549136: Jose has $3.45 in nickels and dimes. He has twelve more than dimes. write an equation(s) to represent the number of each coin.
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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Here is your equation:

5(x + 12) + 10x = 345

In the equation above, x = dimes and (x + 12) = nickels.