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Janesa has 24 coins in her pocket word exactly $1 she tells her younger brother Jackson that she can have the coins if you go directly guess how many of each corner is she gives them a hint that are only nickels and pennies

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Answer:19 Nickles

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User Rdbhost
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Answer:

19 nickels and 5 pennies

Explanation:

Let x nickels and y pennies

100 = 5x + y

x + y = 24

y = 24 - x

100 = 5x + 24 - x

4x = 76

x = 19

y = 24 - x = 24 - 19 = 5

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