SOLUTION: The number of nickels that Christine has is 5 times the number of dimes. Their value is $1.o5. How many coins of each type does she have?
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Question 417819: The number of nickels that Christine has is 5 times the number of dimes. Their value is $1.o5. How many coins of each type does she have?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of dimes
Let = number of nickels
given:
(in cents)
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By substitution:
and, since
She has 35 nickels and 7 dimes
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