Question

John has $2 in nickels and dimes in his drawer. The number of nickels is three times the number of dimes. How many of each are in the drawer?

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of nickles in drawer is 20  and

The number of dimes in drawer is 10  

Step-by-step explanation:

Given as :

Total money in nickels and dimes = $ 2

Let The number of nickels = n

And The number of dimes = d

According to question

The number of nickels is three times number of dimes

I.e  n = 3 times d

Or ,  n = 3 d

∵  n + d = $ 2

and 20 nickles = 1 dollar

      10 dimes = 1 dollar

So, 20 nickles + 10 dimes = $ 1 + $ 1

or, 20 nickles + 10 dimes = $ 2

So, number of nickles is 20, and number of dimes is 10

Hence The number of nickles in drawer is 20  and

The number of dimes in drawer is 10   answer

Answer 2

Answer:

8 dimes and 24 nickles

Step-by-step explanation: