A bag of coins contains pennies and nickels. There are 40 coins in all. The total value of the coins is $0.72. How many coins are pennies, and how many are nickels? Write 2 equations.

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Step-by-step explanation:

A penny is worth 1 cent. = 0.01p

A nickel is worth 5 cents = 0.05n

Let the number of pennies = x

Number of nickels = y

A bag of coins contains pennies and nickels. There are 40 coins in all. The total value of the coins is $0.72. How many coins are pennies, and how many are nickels? Write 2 equations.