Asked by seco

Select the equation that solves this problem:
Eight coins (dimes and nickels) are worth 60 cents. How many dimes are
there?
Answered by macarena
d = the number of dimes, while 8-d equals the numbers of nickels, if you multiply the number of each coins by their value ( 10 cents or 5 cents ) and add them, you should get 60
Answered by seco
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Answered by seco
Select the equation that solves this problem:
Eight coins (dimes and quarters) are worth 170 cents. How many dimes are
there?
a. 10d + 25(11 - d) = 170
b. 10d + 25(8 - d) = 170
c. 10d + 5(8 - d) = 60
d. 10d + 5(11 - d) = 60
Answered by Writeacher
@seco -
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