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7.Sandy has a total of 35 coins in her money jar. If Sandy's jar contains only nickels and dimes and the value of all the coins is $2.50, how many nickels does Sandy have? A. 5 B. 15 C. 20 D. 30

User Mike Nakis
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Answer: 35

Explanation:

Let the number of nickels be x

Then the number of dimes, using

ONE PART = TOTAL MINUS OTHER PART,

is 35-x. ( hope this helps have a good day/night :) )

User Nitesh Ranjan
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