Question

A student has 10 coins in her pocket that have a value of 0.85,The coins are either nickels of dimes. Which system of linear equations represents this scenario?

Answer 1

Answer:

p+q = 10...... 1

0.05p+0.10q = 0.85 ..... 2

Step-by-step explanation:

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A student has 10 coins in her pocket that have a value of $0.85. The coins are either nickels or dimes. If each nickel costs $0.05 and each dime costs $0.10. Which system of linear equations represents this scenario?

Let the number of nickel in the pocket of the student be p

Let the number of dime in the pocket of the student be q

If there are 10 coins in her pocket, then the total coins in her pocket will be represented by the equation;

p+q = 10...... 1

If each nickel costs $0.05, p nickels will cost $0.05×p = $0.05p

If each dime costs $0.10, q nickel will costs $0.10×q = $0.10q

Total amount will be $0.05p+$0.10q

Now if the total coins in her pocket has a value of $0.85, then the we will equate $0.05p+$0.10q to $0.85 to give our second linear equation as:

$0.05p+$0.10q = $0.85 ....... 2

Therefore, the system of linear equations represents this scenario are:

p+q = 10...... 1

0.05p+0.10q = 0.85 ..... 2