Question

Jayden has $0.56 worth of pennies and nickels. He has a total of 20 pennies and nickels altogether. Determine the number of pennies and the number of nickels that Jayden has.

Answer 1

There are 9 nickels and 11 pennies

Explanation:

Systems of equation:

x=nickels

y=pennies

0.56=0.05x+0.01y

x+y=20