Dennis mowed his next door neighbor’s lawn for a handful of dimes and nickels, 80 coins in all. The total of the coins came up to $6.60. How many of each coin did he earn. Solve the problem.

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Dennis mowed his next door neighbor’s lawn for a handful of dimes and nickels, 80 coins in all. The total of the coins came up to $6.60. How many of each coin did he earn. Solve the problem.

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Answer:

52 dimes and 28 nickels

Explanation:

52*10 = 520 or $5.20

28*5 = 140 or $1.40

$5.20 + $1.40 = $6.60

Aashish Kumar answered Dec 11, 2020

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