Susan has a collection of 91 nickels and dimes. if the number of nickels is six times the number of dimes, how many nickels and how many dimes does she have?

Mathematics · Middle School · Sun Jan 24 2021

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Answered on Fri May 20 2022

Let the number of dimes be x

Then, number of nickels is 6x

Sum of nickels and dimes = 91

So, x + 6x = 91

7x = 91

x = 91/7

x = 13

Dimes = 13

Number of nickels = 13 × 6 = 78

So, she has 13 dimes and 78 nickels .