Question

Alice has a total of 12 dimes and nickels. She has 2 more nickels than dimes. Which equation represents the given problem situation?
A. c + (c + 2) = 12, where c is the number of dimes

B. c + 2c = 12, where c is the number of nickels

C. c + (c + 2) = 12, where c is the number of nickels

D. c + 2c = 12, where c is the number of dimes

Answer 1

Answer:  The correct option is

(A) $c+(c+2)=12,$ where c is the number of dimes.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that Alice has a total of 12 dimes and nickels and she has 2 more nickels than dimes.

We are to select the correct equation that represents the given problem situation.

Let c represents the number of dimes. Then, the number of nickels will be (c + 2).

Since there are total 12 coins, so the required equation is given by

$c+(c+2)=12.$

Thus, the required equation is

$c+(c+2)=12,$ where c is the number of dimes.

Option (A) is CORRECT.

Answer 2

Answer:

A.

Step-by-step explanation:

She has 2 more nickels then dimes not 2 times more therefore answers B and D are incorrect. C is incorrect because it has that there are 2 more dimes than nickels. A is correct because it says that there are c dimes, and then c +2 nickels.