A woman has $1.70 in dimes and nickels. She has 5 more dimes than nickels. How many nickels
does she have?
2 answers
13 dimes 8 nickels
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
5(.10x) + .05x = 1.70
multiply both sides by 100
50x + 5x = 170
55x = 170
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