MEDAL AND FAN

LeAnn has 20 coins in her piggy bank. All the coins are either pennies or dimes. The total value of the coins is 83¢. How many pennies are there? How many dimes?

also how to model this besides graphing..?

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MEDAL AND FAN

LeAnn has 20 coins in her piggy bank. All the coins are either pennies or dimes. The total value of the coins is 83¢. How many pennies are there? How many dimes? 

also how to model this besides graphing..?

anonymous · Answer

wait what..?

anonymous · Answer

7 dimes and 13 pennies = 20 coins and 83 cents

anonymous · Answer

okay thanx do u know a way i could model this besides graphing...?

anonymous · Answer

not really sry.

anonymous · Answer

thats okay

anonymous · Answer

@Mokeira do u know a way i could model this w/o graphing

mokeira · Answer

hmmm.... @ganeshie8

anonymous · Answer

lol

precal · Answer

20 coins in her piggy bank
x+y=20

precal · Answer

total value of the coins is 83¢.
All the coins are either pennies or dimes
.01x+.10y=.83
note x is pennies and y is dimes

anonymous · Answer

ik....i need a way to model it w/o graphing

precal · Answer

now solve it ......gotta go

precal · Answer

that is modeling it with algebra

mokeira · Answer

nice

triciaal · Answer

can you close or do you need more help to follow the steps given by @precal and get the solution given by @treybyrd