Asked by Lisa D

A woman has $1.70 in dimes and nickels. She has 5 more dimes than nickels. How many nickels does she have?
A.8 B. 3 C.13 D. 18
Answered by Reiny
nickels --- x
dimes ---- x+5

solve 5x + 10(x+5) = 170

Answered by Lisa D
Got it ! thanks Reiny
Answered by Anonymous
ed has 3.85 in nickels and dimes. the nummber of nickels exceeds two times the number of dimes by 1. find the number he has of each kind.