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Jason has an equal number of nickels and dimes. The total value of his nickels and dimes is $2.25. How many nickels does Jason have? Let the number of nickels be n Let the number of dimes be d We're given two equations: d = n 0.05n + 0.1d = 2.25 Substitute equation (1) for d into equation...

Deanna has 5-cent stamps and 10-cent stamps. If she has 100 total stamps, what is the value of the stamps? Call the 5-cent stamps n. Value of 5-cent stamps 0.05n Number of 10 cent stamps is: 100 - n Value is 0.10(100 - n) = 10 - 0.10n Add them both: 10 - 0.10n + 0.05n 10 - 0.05n

Julio had a coin box that consisted of only quarters and dimes. The number of quarters was three times the number of dimes. If the number of dimes is n, what is the value of coins in the coin box? Set up monetary value: Value of the dimes = 0.1n Value of the quarters = 0.25 * 3n = 0.75n Add...

What is the value of an unknown number of nickels expressed in cents? 1 nickel = 5 cents n nickels = 5n cents

You want to put 520 quarters in coin wrappers. You need one wrapper for every $10 in quarters. Write an equation you can use to find how many wrappers w you need First, calculate the number of quarters in $10: Quarters in $10 = Value of Quarters / Cost per quarter Quarters in $10 = 10/0.25...

Marco puts his coins into stacks. Each stack has 10 coins. He makes 17 stacks of quarters. He makes 11 stacks of dimes. He makes 8 stacks of nickels. How much money does Marco have in his stacks of coins? Value of Quarters: Quarter Value = Value per quarter * coins per stack * number of stacks...

Bashir finds some nickels and pennies under the couch cushions. How much money ( in dollars ) does he have if he has x nickels and y pennies Amount = Cost * Quantity, so we have: 0.01y + 0.05x

How many nickels are in 3 quarters and 2 dimes 3 quarters and 2 dimes = 0.95 Since a nickel is 0.05, we have: Number of nickels = 0.95/0.05 Number of nickels = 19

Tom has x nickles. Express the value of the nickles in cents Since each nickel is worth 0.05, we have: 0.05x

Ben has $4.50 in quarters(Q) and dimes(D). a)Write an equation expressing the total amount of money in terms of the number of quarters and dimes. b)Rearrange the equation to isolate for the number of dimes (D) a) The equation is: 0.1d + 0.25q = 4.5 b) Isolate the equation for d. We subtract...

If a jar of coins contains 50 half-dollars and 120 quarters, what is the monetary value of the coins? We use our coin values calculator, and we get: $55.00

Bob has half as many quarters as dimes. He has $3.60. How many of each coin does he have? Let q be the number of quarters. Let d be the number of dimes. We're given: q = 0.5d 0.25q + 0.10d = 3.60 Substitute (1) into (2): 0.25(0.5d) + 0.10d = 3.60 0.125d + 0.1d = 3.6 Combine like terms...

Juan has d dimes and q quarters in his pocket. The total value of the coins is less than $14.75. Which inequality models this situation? Let d be the number of dimes and q be the number of quarters 0.1d + 0.25q < 14.75

In the bank you will find $24. 3/4 of it is quarters. How much money is that? 24 * 3/4 = 6 * 3 = $18

How many dimes must be added to a bag of 200 nickels so that the average value of the coins in the bag is 8 cents? 200 nickels has a value of 200 * 0.05 = $10. Average value of coins is $10/200 = 0.05 Set up our average equation, where we have total value divided by total coins: (200 * 0.05 +...