Mike had a jar of nickels that had five more nickels than he originally
thought. If the total amount of nickels was $4.35, how many nickels did
Mike think he had originally?
The nickels in the jar are worth $4.35.
A nickel is worth $0.05.
To find the number of nickels in the jar, we divide $4.35 by $0.05.
$4.35/$0/05 = 87
There are 87 nickels in the jar.
He thought there were 5 nickels fewer.
87 - 5 = 82
He though there were 82 nickels.
