Question

Maria needs $2.45 to buy a magazine. The only money she has is a jar of nickels and dimes. Write an equation in standard form for the different amounts of nickels x and dimes y she could use. I tried .05x +.2y+2.35 but could not figure it out

Answer 1

Equation: 5x + 10y = 245 Cents.

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