Apu has some nickels and some pennies. If the pennies were nickels and the nickels were pennies, he would have 80 cents less than what he has now. The difference between the number of nickels and the number of pennies that he has is
A) 12
B) 20
C) 24
D) 28
E) cannot be determined

Question

Apu has some nickels and some pennies. If the pennies were nickels and the nickels were pennies, he would have 80 cents less than what he has now. The difference between the number of nickels and the number of pennies that he has is
A) 12
B) 20
C) 24
D) 28
E) cannot be determined

harsha19111999 · Answer

What is the value of nickels and pennies in cents?

anonymous · Answer

A nickel is five cents and a penny is one cent...

anonymous · Answer

Refer to the attached Mathematica 9 solution.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks for helping me!

anonymous · Answer

You're welcome.