Question 980798: John has 5 more nickels than dimes. If John has 1.75 how many of each coin does he have? Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, macston:Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! John has 5 more nickels than dimes. If John has 1.75 how many of each coin does he have?
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Without the "5 more" nickels, he has pairs of nickels and dimes worth $1.50.
Each pair is 15 cents.
150/15 = 10 pairs.
--> 10 dimes & 15 nickels
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The hard way:
n = d + 5
5n + 10d = 175
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
D=dimes, N=nickels
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N=D+5 Use this to substitute for N below.
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$0.05N+$0.10D=$1.75 Sub for N from above.
$0.05(D+5)+$0.10D=$1.75
$0.05D+$0.25+$0.10D=$1.75 Subtract $0.25 from each side.
$0.15D=$1.50 Divide each side by $0.15.
D=10
ANSWER 1: He had 10 dimes.
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N=D+5=10+5=15
ANSWER 2: He had 15 nickels.
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CHECK:
$0.05N+$0.10D=$1.75
$0.05(15)+$0.10(10)=$1.75
$0.75+$1.00=$1.75
$1.75=$1.75
