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Susan has a collection of 65 nickels and dimes. If the number of nickels is four times the number of dimes, how many nickels and how many dimes does she
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Answer:

d = 13 and n = 52

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of dimes:  d

Number of nickels:  n

Then d + n = 65, and n = 4d

Substituting 4d for n in the first equation, we get:

d + 4d = 65, or 5d = 65.  Then d = 13 and n = 52

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