Question

n a jar of coins, the ratio of nickels to dimes is 5:7. If the jar contains 350 dimes, how many nickels are there?

Answer 1

250 nickles

Explanation:

Nickles and dimes are coins with different currency values. One nickel(N) is equal to 5 cents while one dime(D) is equal to 10 cents. The ratio of nickel:dime is 5:7, to put into the equation it will be:

N/D= 5/7

7N=5D ---> 1st equation

There are 350 dimes, the equation will be:

D=350 ----> 2nd equation

We can find out the number of nickels by substitute the 2nd equation into the first. The calculation will be

7N=5D

N= 5D/7

N=5(350)/7

N= 250