SOLUTION: Susan has 55 nickles and dimes . she has four times the amount of nickles than she does dimes. How many nickles does she have? and how many dimes does she have?

Question 909688: Susan has 55 nickles and dimes . she has four times the amount of nickles than she does dimes. How many nickles does she have? and how many dimes does she have?
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let a be the number of dimes
Let b be the number of nickels
4A = B
A + B = 55
A + (4A) = 55
5A = 55
A = 11
If there are 11 dimes, then there are 4x as many nickels, or 44
11 dimes @ .10 = $1.10
44 nickels @ .05 =$2.20
She has $3.30

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