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how do you set up “maricella has a bag containing 35 nickels and dimes. the total value of these coins is 2.50. what is the number of dimes and number of nickels.”
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how do you set up “maricella has a bag containing 35 nickels and dimes. the total value of these coins is 2.50. what is the number of dimes and number of nickels.”

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You would set this up with a system of equations.

First set up an equation for the total number of coins.

x + y = 35

Then set up an equation for the total number of cents

5x + 10y = 250
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