nickels --- x
dimes ---- x+5
solve 5x + 10(x+5) = 170
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
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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.