SOLUTION: Yoshi has exactly one dollar in dimes (10 cents) and nickels (5 cents). If Yoshi has twice as many dimes as nickels how many nickels does she have?

Question 916127: Yoshi has exactly one dollar in dimes (10 cents) and nickels (5 cents). If Yoshi has twice as many dimes as nickels how many nickels does she have?
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4 nickels and 8 dimes

A table is the easiest way for me, but there are many ways to do this.
N D Total
1 2 .25
2 4 .50
3 6 .75
4 8 1.00
5 10 1.25
(do you see a pattern? It increases each time by .25)

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