SOLUTION: What does the "as many dimes as nickels" part mean in operations? "Sally has seven times as many dimes as nickels. Their value is $3.00. How many nickels does she have?".

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Question 469981: What does the "as many dimes as nickels" part mean in operations?
"Sally has seven times as many dimes as nickels. Their value is $3.00. How many nickels does she have?".
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

Sally has seven times as many dimes as nickels

Let x and 7x represent the number of nickels and dimes respectively

  5x + 10*7x = 300   |CENTS makes sense

     75x = 300

       x = 4, the number of nickels.  there were 28 dimes



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 5*4 + 10*28 = 300cents or $3.00