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17 January, 13:06

Nolan has some nickels and some dimes. He has no more than 19 coins worth no less than $1.30 combined. If Nolan has 5 nickels, determine all possible values for the number of dimes that he could have. Your answer should be a comma separated list of values.

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  1. 17 January, 16:27
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    A nickel is worth 5 cents. Converting to dollars, it becomes

    5/100 = $0.05

    A dime is worth 10 cents. Converting to dollars, it becomes

    10/100 = $0.1

    Let x represent the number if nickels.

    Let y represent the number of dimes.

    He has no more than 19 coins. This means that

    x + y ≤ 19

    He has no less than $1.30 combined. This means that

    0.05x + 0.1y ≥ 1.3

    If Nolan has 5 nickels, then, substituting x = 5 into x + y ≤ 19, it becomes

    5 + y ≤ 19

    y ≤ 19 - 5

    y ≤ 14

    substituting x = 5 into 0.05x + 0.1y ≥ 1.3, it becomes

    0.05 * 5 + 0.1y ≥ 1.3

    0.25 + 0.1y ≥ 1.3

    0.1y ≥ 1.3 - 0.25

    0.1y ≥ 1.05

    y ≥ 1.05/0.1

    y ≥ 10.5

    Therefore, all possible values for the number of dimes that he could have would be

    10.5 ≤ y ≤ 14
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