Question 614019
Diane has $1.15 in dimes and nickels. She has a total of 13 coins. How many of each kind does she have?
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A different method:
If she had 13 dimes it would be $1.30
Each dime replaced by a nickel is a loss of $0.05
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130 - 115 = 15 cents
15/5 --> 3 nickels
10 dimes