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OpenStudy (anonymous):

*Will give medal and fan!* A pocket contains nickels and dimes. The value of the coins is 90 cents. The number of nickels is 2 less than 3 times the number of dimes. How many nickels are in the pocket?

OpenStudy (danjs):

The trick here is translating all those words into equations

OpenStudy (danjs):

what variable names do you want to give nickle and dime

OpenStudy (danjs):

Total Coins = Nickles + Dimes Total Value = Nickles x 5 cents each + Dimes x 10 cents each

OpenStudy (danjs):

what other information is given?

OpenStudy (danjs):

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