Question 692791
Michael has $2.35 in dimes and nickles. He has a totoal of 29 coins. How many of each does he have?
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Quantity Eq:::  n  +  d  = 29 coins
Value Eq:::::  5n  +10d = 235 cents
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Divide thru the bottom equation by 5:
n  +  d  = 29
n  + 2d = 47
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Subtract and solve for "d":
d = 18 (# of dimes)
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Solve for "n" using n + d = 29
n + 18 = 29
n = 11 (# of nickels)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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