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Roy says he has more nickels than dimes. If he has $5.20, how many of
each coin does he have?

User MelMass
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Let's use a system of equations to solve the problem. Let x be the number of dimes and y be the number of nickels.

From the problem, we know that:

The total value of the coins is $5.20, or 520 cents: 10x + 5y = 520
Roy has more nickels than dimes: y > x
To solve for x and y, we can use substitution. Rearrange the first equation to solve for x:

10x + 5y = 520
10x = 520 - 5y
x = 52 - (1/2)y
Substitute this expression for x into the second equation:

y > x
y > 52 - (1/2)y
Solve for y:

y + (1/2)y > 52
(3/2)y > 52
y > 34.67
Since y must be a whole number, the smallest possible value for y is 35.

Substitute y = 35 into the expression for x:

x = 52 - (1/2)y
x = 52 - (1/2)(35)
x = 34.5
Since x must be a whole number, the closest integer value for x is 35.

Therefore, Roy has 35 dimes and 35 + k nickels, where k is some positive integer.

To check, we can calculate the total value of the coins:

Total value = 10x + 5y
Total value = 10(35) + 5(35 + k)
Total value = 350 + 175 + 5k
Total value = 525 + 5k
This value is equal to 520 cents, so the solution is correct.

In summary, Roy has 35 dimes and 40 nickels
User LynxZh
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Answer:

The total will equal 520 cents. So you could have 100 nickels, worth 500 cents and 2 dimes worth 20 cents. Or 102 nickels worth 510 cents and one dime worth 10 cents.

Explanation:

Hope this helps!

User OxyDesign
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