Question 1053557: If Isaac has 4 times as many dimes as nickels and they have a combined value of 225 cents, how many of each coin does he have?
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If Isaac has 4 times as many dimes as nickels and they have a combined value of 225 cents, how many of each coin does he have?
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Group his coins in the sets of 4 dimes and 1 nickel each.
The worth of each set is 4*10+5 = 45 cents.
The number of these sets is = 5.
Answer. Isaac has 5 nickels and 4*5 = 20 dimes.