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Sue took her collection of nickels and dimes to deposit in the bank. She has five fewer nickels than dimes. Her total deposit was $55.40. H
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Sue took her collection of nickels and dimes to deposit in the bank. She has five fewer nickels than dimes. Her total deposit was $55.40. H
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Sue took her collection of nickels and dimes to deposit in the bank. She has five fewer nickels than dimes. Her total deposit was $55.40. How many dimes did she deposit? Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .05x + .1y = 55.40 ⇒ x is nickles and y is dimes
x = y-5 ⇒ less nickles, more dimes
.05(y-5) + .1y = 55.40 ⇒ substituting and solving for y as the question asks for dimes ye
.05y - .25 + .1y = 55.40
.15y = 55.40 + .25
.15y = 55.65
y = 371 dimes
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