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Ali has 3 nickels. Fiona has 5 times the number of nickels as Ali. How many nickels does Fiona have?

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Fiona has 15 nickles.


In this case, it does not really matter what the objects are. We know that Ali has 3 of them and Fiona has 5 times as many, so in order to find the answer, we are going to multiply Ali's amount by 5.


Ali * 5 = Fiona

3 * 5 = Fiona

15 = Fiona

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