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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Three Dollar Bills

Three dollar bills were exchanged for a certain number of nickels and the same number of dimes. How many nickels were there?



Puzzle Answer





Answer:



There were 20 nickels and 20 dimes.
To solve this, set up the following equations, where n = nickels and d = dimes: