Question

Shawn has 25 coins, all nickels and dimes. The total value is $2.00. How many of each coin does he have ?

Answer 1

`\boxed{15 \ dime \ and \ 10 \ nickel \ coins}`

Explanation:

1 dime = 10 cents

1 nickel = 5 cents

So,

If there are 15 dimes

=> 15 dimes = 15*10 cents

=> 15 dimes = 150 cents

=> 15 dimes = $1.5

Rest is $0.5

So, for $0.5 we have 10 nickels coins

=> 10 nickels = 10*5

=> 10 nickels = 50 cents

=> 10 nickel coins = $0.5

Together it makes $2.00