Question

Carter has 37 coins, all nickels, and dimes in his piggy bank. The value of the coins is $3.10. How many dimes does carter have?

x= nickes ($0.05)
d= dimes ($0.10)
write two equations& put in desmos to find how many nickles and dimes carter has

Answer 1

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1 dime = 10 cents

1 nickel = 5 cents

Let

d = the number of dimes, d>0, d is integer

n = the number of nickels, n>0, n is integer

Carter has 37 coins totaling $3.10 = 310 cents ($1 = 100 cents):

d + n = 37

10d + 5n = 310

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