Joe has 17 coins, nickels and dimes, that total up to $1.25. How many nickels does he have?

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asked Dec 25, 2019 117k views

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ShivRaj · Answer 1 · 2019-12-30T08:29:39+0000

Answer:

9 nickels

Explanation:

He has 17 coins.

$1.25 is 12 dimes and 1 nickel. But that is only 13 coins.

$1.25 can only be 17 coins if there were 9 nickels and 8 dimes.