Question

Tallulah has 40 dimes and some nickels. The total value of her change is $5.00. How many nickels does Tallulah have?

Answer 1

20

Explanation:

because there are 40 dimes so left over is 20 nickels

Answer 2

40 dimes is $4.00. you would need $1 in nickles. 2 nickles is 10 cents. so you would need 20 nickles.

10x+160=300
-160 -160
10x=140
divide both sides by 10
x=14
$14