Problema Solution
A parking meter contains dimes and nickels worth $3.35 . There are 49 Coins in all. Find how many of each there are.
How Many dimes are there?
How many nickels are there?
Answer provided by our tutors
let 'x' represent the number of dimes, then '49-x' represents the number of nickels
3.35 = 0.10x + 0.05(49-x)
solving for 'x' we have:
x=18
49-18 = 31
there are 18 dimes and 31 nickels