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Ashley has $0.90 in nickels and dimes. The number of dimes is 1 less than twice the number of nickels. Find the number of nickels.

 Oct 7, 2020
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n = # nickels

d = dimes = 2n-1

 

5 n   + 10 (2n-1) = 90

25n -10 = 90

25n = 100

n = 4              d = 2n-1 = 7

 Oct 7, 2020

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