Question 1055290
a jar contains 53 coins. all of which are nickels and dimes. the total value of coins in the car is 4.35 how many of each coin do they have


you solve the problem like so 
 x+y=53
 .10x+.05y=4.25
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You could.
I would use:
n + d = 53
5n+10d = 435
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