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You have 31 coins consisting of nickels and
dimes. The coins total $2.25. How many coins
are nickels? How many are dimes?

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Answer:

There are 14 dimes and 17 nickels.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be number of nickels and let y be number of dimes.

Given that the total is $2.25 and there are 31 coins, we know that:

[tex]0.05x +0.10y = 2.25[/tex]

[tex]x+y = 31[/tex]

Solving for x yields:

[tex]x=31-y[/tex]

We then proceed by plugging that back into the previous equation:

[tex]0.05(31-y)+0.10y=2.25[/tex]

[tex]1.55 - 0.05y +0.10y = 2.25\\[/tex] --> Distribute

[tex]1.55 +0.05y=2.25[/tex] --> add y's together

[tex]0.05y=0.7[/tex] --> subtract 1.55

[tex]y=14[/tex] --> divide by 0.05

Therefore, x must equal 17, which means you have 14 dimes and 17 nickels.

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