Tuesday, March 27, 2007

"MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY"

Steve has $5.25 in nickels and dimes. If he has 15 more dimes than nickels, how many nickels does
he have?
(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 27 (D) 30 (E) 33

2 comments:

  1. answer is 25
    as 1 dimes=10cents
    and 1nickel =5cents
    1$=100cents
    according to the question
    by conversion of nickel and dime to dollar we get
    X/20 + Y/10=5.25(X indicates the number of nickels and Y nob of dimes).......(i)
    again
    Y=X+15
    therefore
    X+2Y/20=5.25(from i)
    =>X+2X+30=105
    =>3X=75
    =>X=25
    number of nickel is 25

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  2. cross check
    25*.05+ 40*.1
    =1.25+4
    =5.25

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