SOLUTION: a woman has $3.35 in dimes and nickels. she has 5 more dimes than nickels. how many dimes does she have? how many nickels does she have?

Question 988644: a woman has $3.35 in dimes and nickels. she has 5 more dimes than nickels. how many dimes does she have? how many nickels does she have?
Found 2 solutions by macston, Alan3354:
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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N=nickels; D=dimes=N+5
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$0.05N+$0.10D=$3.35
$0.05N+$0.10(N+5)=$3.35
$0.05N+$0.10N+$0.50=$3.35
$0.15N=$2.85
N=19
ANSWER 1: She has 19 nickels.
D=N+5=19+5=24
ANSWER 2: She has 24 dimes.
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CHECK:
$0.05N+$0.10D=$3.35
$0.05(19)+$0.10(24)=$3.35
$0.95+$2.40=$3.35
$3.35=$3.35

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a woman has $3.35 in dimes and nickels. she has 5 more dimes than nickels. how many dimes does she have? how many nickels does she have?
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Put the "5 more dimes" aside.
That leaves an equal # of dimes and nickels worth $2.85
Each pair is 15 cents.
285/15 = 19 pairs
--> 19 nickels and 24 dimes
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