Question

Micaela has $0.20 worth of pennies and nickels. She has a total of 8 pennies and

nickels altogether. Determine the number of pennies, a, and the number of nickels,
y, that Micaela has.
Micaela has
pennies and
nickels.

Answer 1

3 nickels and 5 pennies

Explanation:

3 nickels = 15¢

5 pennies = 5¢

15+5=20