Lauren has collected 150 nickles and dimes. She has 70 more nickles than dimes. How many of each does she have?
my sister kelly loves cats
I think it's 150/2=75 , I may be right, I may be wrong. But I'm not sure.
Let x = # of dimes and y = # of nickels.
y = x + 70
x + y = 150
Substitute x + 70 for y in the second equation.
x + x + 70 = 150
2x = 80
x = 40
y = 110
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My sister, Kelly, loves cats.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
To solve this problem, let's set up some equations based on the given information.
Let's say that Lauren has x dimes. Since she has 70 more nickels than dimes, she would then have (x + 70) nickels.
Now we can set up an equation based on the total number of coins. We know that the total number of nickels and dimes is 150, so we can write:
x + (x + 70) = 150
Now we can combine like terms:
2x + 70 = 150
Next, we can subtract 70 from both sides of the equation:
2x = 80
Finally, we can divide both sides by 2 to solve for x:
x = 40
So Lauren has 40 dimes and since she has 70 more nickels than dimes, she has 40 + 70 = 110 nickels.