Question 359198
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Hi,
Let x be the number of dimes.  Then number of nickels would be 3x
question states
5(3x)+ 10x = 150cents
25x = 150
x = 6
There are 6 Dimes in the bag

checking our answer
5*18 + 6*10 = 90 + 60 = 150cents