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Question 804342: Stuck on this algebra problem, and even my dad is kind of confused. Suppose you have a coin collection of nickels and dimes containing 63 coins. If you have $4 total, how many of each type of coin do you have? Answer by erica65404(394) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x=nickels y=dimes
nickels plus the dimes is equal to 63 coins total.
x+y=63
nickels are .05 and dimes are .10. The total amount you have is $4.00.
.05x+.10y=4
to solve for nickels, solve x+y=63 for y
y=63-x
now plug into .05x+.10y=4
.05x+.10(63-x)=4
.05x+6.3-.10x=4
-.05x=-2.3
x=46
You now know you 46 of the 63 coins are nickels.
63-46=17
The answer is 46 nickels and 17 dimes.
