Asked by chandice

A woman has $1.70 in dimes and nickels. She has 5 more dimes than nickels. How many nickels
does she have?
Answered by Anonymous
13 dimes 8 nickels
Answered by PsyDAG
let .05x = number of nickels and .10x = number of dimes

5(.10x) + .05x = 1.70

multiply both sides by 100

50x + 5x = 170

55x = 170