Question

When the piggy bank was opened, it yielded $5.22 in nickels and pennies. If there were 162 nickels and pennies altogether, how many of each were in the bank? Write your answer in the order of the sample answer: 5 nickels, 6 pennies. PLEASE GIVE AN ACTUALLY ANSWER! Thank you!

Answer 1

90 nickels, 72 pennies

Explanation:

0.05n+0.01p= 5.22

n+p=162

0.05(162-p)= 5.22

p= 72

n+72= 162

n=90