SOLUTION: The bowl contained 150 coins. If they were all pennies and nickels and their total value was $2.70 how many coins of each type were there?

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Question 948734: The bowl contained 150 coins. If they were all pennies and nickels and their total value was $2.70 how many coins of each type were there?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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P%2BN=150
P%2B5N=270
Subtracting,
4N=120
N=30
Then,
P%2B30=150
P=120