Question

A person has 22 coins, all nickels and dimes, worth one dollar and 50 cents. How many nickels are there?

8
14
22

Answer 1

14

Explanation:

14 nickels is $0.70, and since the collective total is $1.50 there is $0.80 left, which is 8 dimes. 14 + 8 = 22, so the amount of coins is correct.

Answer 2

The answer would be 14