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

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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

Henry · Answer

Equation: 5x + 10y = 245 Cents. Note: They only asked for an Equation. We don't have enough information to solve the problem.