SOLUTION: Rebecca is saving up for a vacation. She has a jar of coins containing nickels and dimes in the ratio 8:15. If there are 1081 coins in the piggy bank, how many of each type of coin

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Question 845323: Rebecca is saving up for a vacation. She has a jar of coins containing nickels and dimes in the ratio 8:15. If there are 1081 coins in the piggy bank, how many of each type of coin does Rebecca have? How much are the coins worth in total?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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n/d=8/15,
n+d=1081,
5n+10d=z
d = 705, n = 376, z = 8930
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