# Sam has $0.85 in nickels( 0.05) and dimes (0.10) she has 2 more nickels than dimes. how many nickels Sam has$0.85 in nickels( 0.05) and dimes (0.10) she has 2 more nickels than dimes. how many nickels and dimes does she have?

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1. dariannalopez5902 says:

C. 12 nickels and 9 dimes.

This is the only one that adds up to 1.50

2. solikhalifeoy3j1r says:

A 25 NICKLES 100 DIMES

Step-by-step explanation:

3. milkshakegrande101 says:

I believe 12 nickels and 9 dimes

4. bree249 says:

Sam has 5 dimes and 7 nickles

5. fsdfsf says:

Option D

There are 15 dimes and 5 nickels

Solution:

Let "d" be the number of dimes

Let "n" be the number of nickels

We know that,

Value of 1 dime = $0.10 Value of 1 nickel =$ 0.05

There are three times more dimes than nickels

Therefore,

Number of dimes = 3(number of nickels)

d = 3n ---------- eqn 1

The total value is $1.75 Therefore, we frame a equation as: Number of dimes x Value of 1 dime + number of nickels x Value of 1 nickel = 1.75 $d \times 0.10 + n \times 0.05 = 1.75$ 0.10d + 0.05n = 1.75 -------- eqn 2 Substitute eqn 1 in eqn 2 0.10(3n) + 0.05n = 1.75 0.3n + 0.05n = 1.75 0.35n = 1.75 n = 5 Substitute n = 5 in eqn 1 d = 5(3) d = 15 Thus there are 15 dimes and 5 nickels 6. gseaton02 says: answer: no 98 step-by-step explanation: 7. jimissac68 says: Answer C is the correct choice 8. CoolRahim9090 says: There are 9 nickels and 63 dimes. Step-by-step explanation: Let x be the number of nickels. There are 7 times as many dimes as nickels, so there are 7x dimes. Amount in dimes $=7x\cdot 10=70x$ cents Amount in nickels $=x\cdot 5=5x$ cents The value of dimes is$5.85 more than the value of the nickels, so

$70x-5x=585$

Solve this equation

$70x-5x=585\\ \\65x=585\\ \\x=\dfrac{585}{65}\\ \\x=9$

There are 9 nickels and 63 dimes.

9. matt416760 says:

161 & 60 or 149 & 72

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10. taesthetic11 says:

either 161 and 60 or 149 and 72

Step-by-step explanation:

either par adds up to 221 and they dont specify which number is for which