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Ashley has 15 coins that are nickels and dimes. the total value of the coins is $1.25. how many dimes does she have?

User Bollo
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Ashley has 10 dimes and 5 nickels.
User Spotlightsnap
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if there are 15 coins then the easiest way to do this is to say that she has 10 dimes (which already gives you one dollar) and then 5 nickels (that gives you the 25 cents) 
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