Question

A jar contains n nickels and d dimes. There are 18 coins in the jar, and the total value of the coins is $1.00. How many nickels and how many dimes are in the jar?

Answer 1

There are sixteen nickels and two dimes in the jar.

16x.05= 0.80
2x.10=0.20

$0.80+$0.20=$1.00

Answer 2

16 nickels, 2 dimes

`16*0.05=`$
`0.8`

`2*0.10=`$
`0.2`

`0.8+-0.2=`$
`1`!
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