Homework Help: Math

Posted by Sharika on Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 3:21pm.

If Jane had $0.58 in quarter(s), dime(s), nickle(s), and pennies she has a total of 9 coins. What coins does Jane have?

Math - Reiny, Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 3:33pm
to have 58 cents, we know she must have had 3 pennies.
so there are 6 left for the dimes and nickels
n+d = 6, n = 6-d

by value : 5n + 10d + 3 = 58
n+2d = 11, combine with n=6-d and solve.

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