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Ms. Murray has a collection of 25 dimes and nickels. How many nickels does Ms. Murray have if she has a total of $2.30?

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four nickels,
because 1 dime=10¢ and so 21 x .10 = 2.10 and 1 nickel=5¢ so .05 x 4 = .20

2.10 + .20 = 2.30

I’m not sure if the explaining made sense but it’s 4 nickels :)
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