Question

how do you set up “maricella has a bag containing 35 nickels and dimes. the total value of these coins is 2.50. what is the number of dimes and number of nickels.”

Answer 1

You would set this up with a system of equations. 

First set up an equation for the total number of coins.

x + y = 35

Then set up an equation for the total number of cents

5x + 10y = 250