SOLUTION: A cashier has 90 dimes and Nickels in a cash drawer. If the total is 6.40, how many nickel's are in the drawer? I divided 90 into 640 my answer 2 nickels.

Question 807704: A cashier has 90 dimes and Nickels in a cash drawer. If the total is 6.40, how many nickel's are in the drawer? I divided 90 into 640 my answer 2 nickels.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of nickels
Let = number of dimes
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(1)
(2) ( in cents )
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(2)
Subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)

and, since
(1)
(1)
(1)
52 nickels are in the drawer
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
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