Posted by Vic on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 7:51pm.
If x = nickels, 4x = pennies
5(x) + 4x = 72
Zachary saved x nickels and y dimes last month. Lily saved x nickels and 2y dimes. Lily saved $2 more than Zachary and the total number of her dimes is 4 times the total number of her nickels.
(a) How much coins does Zachary have?
(b) How much did Lily save?
(c) How much did Zachary save?
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