<u>Answer:</u>
Nickels = 44.6
Dimes = 3.4
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
We know that Jessica has 48 coins of which some are nickels and some are dimes so we can write it as:
n = amount of nickels
d = amount of dimes
--- (1)
We are to find the number of nickels and dimes if their total worth is $3.25.
Since a dime is worth 10¢ and a nickel is 5¢, so it should be:
--- (2)
From (1):
Substituting this value of in (2) to get:
Finding by substituting the value of
: