thy2002nguyen
thy2002nguyen thy2002nguyen
  • 01-12-2014
  • Mathematics
contestada

Phil has 50 nickels and dimes worth $4.15. How many of each coin does he have?

Respuesta :

luana
luana luana
  • 01-12-2014
[tex]x-number\ of\ nickels\\50-x-number\ of\ dimes\\\\0.05x+0.1(50-x)=4.15\\0.05x+5-0.1x=4.15\\0.05x-0.1x=4.15-5\\-0.05x=-0.85\ \ \ \ |:-0.05\\x=17\\\\50-17=33\\\\He\ have\ 17\ nickels\ and\ 33\ dimes.[/tex]
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

use elimination to solve: NN+ND=50 5NN+10ND=450
A scientist wants to raise the temperature of a 0.10-kilogram sample of glass from –45°C to 15°C. How much heat energy is required to produce this change in te
A tourist being chased by an angry bear is running in a straight line toward his car at a speed of 4.00 m/s. The car is a distance d away. The bear is 37.2 m
Estimate the total weight of two boxes that weigh 9.4 and 62.6 pounds using rounding and compatible numbers. which estimate is closer to the actual total weight
You purchase a total of 45 shares of stocks from 3 different companies. You purchase twice as many shares of company c stock as you do company a. Company a stoc
To make fruit salad,Sara uses 28 ounces of pineapple,21 ounces of apples,19 ounces of bananas,and 16 ounces of mango.how many 6- ounce servings of fruit salad c
Which condition was most necessary for a monarch to gain power? why?
how do oceanographers get to the bottom of the ocean?
solve this proportion: 1/c+5=2/3
If a person earns $19,850 per year , estimate that persons hourly salary ..please give me details and how you rounded