Question

Jose has $2.50 in nickels and dimes in his jar. If he has 11 more nickels than dimes, how many nickels does Jose have in his jar?

Answer 1

ohh i like these types of equations :D

Answer 2

ok let me just solve this give me a sec

Answer 3

I'm not acquianted with american coins? what's the value of nickel and dimes? I only know they are coins. .

Answer 4

umm u wld do .05n and .10d

Answer 5

nickels are 5 cents and dimes are 10 cents

Answer 6

okay. i see.

Answer 7

so the equation wld be:
.1d+.05(d+11)=2.50

Answer 8

ummm can u solve from there?

Answer 9

d=dimes
n=nickles
The equation would go as follows:
.1d+.05n=2.50
There are 11 more dimes tahn nicles which can be represented aas foolows:
n=11+d
So you would plug in 11+d instead of n

Answer 10

not exactly...i need to defense my answer with work. that's the thing. i don't know how to do these kinds f questions

Answer 11

and that is how i got my equation

Answer 12

okay...it kinda makes sense..

Answer 13

that's my equation n