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Question #84282

Answer 1

Let `n` be the number of nickels she has. Using that, she has `n` nickels, `4n` dimes, and `85-5n` pennies.

Explanation:

Let's define our variable:

Let `n` be the number of nickels she has.

According to that, we have:

• she has `n` nickels because that's the definition of the variable `n`.

• she has `4n` dimes because she has "four times as many dimes as nickels."

• she has `85-5n` pennies because we know that the remaining coins are pennies and that all the coins - nickels, dimes, and pennies - must add up to 85.