Question

You have Pennies and nickles that are equal to $8.80. You have twice the number of nickles than Pennies. Write an equation for this problem. How many nickles do you have and how many Pennies do you have?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let's set up the variables as nickel=n and penny=p, for how many coins he has of each type. What we know is that Calvin had $8.80 total and that he has twice as many nickels as pennies. So, one equation for his total money and another for how many separate coins: 8.80 = 0.01p + 0.05n 2p=n