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Katie gave Melanie $2.45 in dimes and nickels. If 10 coins were dimes, how many coins were nickels?
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Katie gave Melanie $2.45 in dimes and nickels. If 10 coins were dimes, how many coins were nickels?

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29 coins were nickels

Explanation:

first you figure out how many dollars 10 dimes equals. You would do 10 x 10= 100. Then you do $2.45-$1.00 to subtract the amount of dimes. You are left with $1.45. Then you make that 145/5 and get 29! So 29 coins were nickels.

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