SOLUTION: Mike has 15 coins. One third of them are dimes; the rest are nickels. How much money does Mike have? How would I solve this problem?

Question 248373: Mike has 15 coins. One third of them are dimes; the rest are nickels. How much money does Mike have? How would I solve this problem?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, richwmiller:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of dimes he has
Let = number of nickels he has
given:

He has 5 dimes and 10 nickels
= total

He has 100 cents, or $1
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/3(15)=dimes
There are 5 dimes.
15-5=10
10 nickels
5n+10d
(5*10)+(10*5)=total
50+50=100 cents=$1.00

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