The snack machine at the mall is broken. It will not take any quarters. It only takes dimes and nickels. A snack costs 45 cents.

Question

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If Antonio has 15 cents in nickels and enough dimes to purchase a snack, how many dimes does he have?

1 answer:

Nadusha1986 [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-06T02:49:46+03:00

Antonio have 3 dimes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Cost of snack = 45 cents

Worth of nickels = 15 cents

Worth of dime = x

$x+15=45\\x=45-15\\x=30$

Therefore,

Antonio has 30 cents worth of dimes.

10 cents = 1 dimes

30 cents = $\frac{30}{10}$

30 cents = 3 dimes

Antonio have 3 dimes.

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