Question

Jada has pennies and nickels that add up to more than 40 cents. She has fewer than 20 coins altogether. If x is the number of pennies and y is the number of nickels, write a system of inequalities that represents how many pennies and nickels that Jada could have in this form(example): 3x+4y>6and2x-3y<5. Note that there is no space between characters in the answer.

Answer 1

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Answer:

x+y<20andx+5y>40

Explanation:

The inequality for the number of coins is ...

x + y < 20

The inequality for the value of the coins is ...

x + 5y > 40