Asked by Anonymous

tom has 17 coins in his pocket worth $1.30. If he has only dimes and nickles, how many coins of each does he have?
Answered by Reiny
number of dimes ---> x
number of nickels ---> 17-x)

solve for x .....

10x + 5(17-x) = 130
Answered by AJ
8 nickels 9 dimes