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Question 232562: Could you please help me with this word problem. I have been really trying to figure it out for the past half hour and it is very difficult.
If Bennett had a certain number more nickels and fewer dimes, he would have .60 less. What is the number? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If Bennett had a certain number more nickels and fewer dimes, he would have .60 less.
What is the number?
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Let x = the number
nickel value - dime value = .60 less
+.05x - .10x = -.60
-.05x = -.60
x =
x = +12 is the number
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