Question

Susan has a collection of 65 nickels and dimes. If the number of nickels is four times the number of dimes, how many nickels and how many dimes does she
have?

Answer 1

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Answer:

• 52 nickels
• 13 dimes

Step-by-step explanation:

In each group of 5 coins, 4 are nickels and 1 is a dime. There are 65/5 = 13 such groups, so 13 dimes, and 4×13 = 52 nickels.