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susan has collection of 50 nickels and dimes . if the number of nickels is four times the number of dimes how many nickels and dimes does she have

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the answer to your question would be 50
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Answer:

10dimes and 40nickels

Explanation:

We know that the amount of nickels is four times that of dimes, so think about the total 50 in 5parts; if we divide 50 by 5 we are going to get 10. The nickels get 4/5s of the total, and the dimes get 1/5 of it.

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