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Brielle's piggy bank has all nickels and dimes. The total value of the money in her piggy bank is $7.80/ If Brielle has 66 nickels, write and solve a linear equation to find the number of dimes she has. I know the answer is 45 dimes, but how do I write this in standard form?

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Answer:

$4.50

Explanation:

40x10=400

400 pennies=4 dollars

5x10=50

50 pennies=1/2 dollar

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