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casey has n nickels.meghan has 4 times as many nickels as casey has.write an expression for the total number of nickels casey and meghan have.then simplify the expression.

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Answer:

5n

Explanation:

Summarizing what we know:

Casey has n nickels, and Meghan 4 times as many: 4n

Then the total number of nickets these two people have is n + 4n, or 5n.

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