SOLUTION: If Sam has 2 times as many dimes as nickels and they have a combined value of 125 cents, how many of each coin does he have? how many nickels? how many dimes?

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Question 1136813: If Sam has 2 times as many dimes as nickels and they have a combined value of 125 cents, how many of each coin does he have?
how many nickels?
how many dimes?

Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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            This problem is for mental solution.


Group all coins in sets by grouping each nickel with 2 dimes.


Each set, containing 1 nickel and 2 dimes, is worth 5 + 2*10 = 25 cents.


You will have  = 5 such groups.


Should I continue ?


ANSWER.  5 nickels and 10 dimes.

Solved.

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