Question

Jessie sorted the coins in her bank.she made 7 stacks if 6 dimes and 8 stacks of 5 nickels.she then found 1 dime and 1 nickel.how many dimes and nickels does jessie have in all?

Answer 1

dimes: 43
nickels: 41

Answer 2

7 stacks x 6 dimes in each stack = 42. 42 + 1 = 43.

8 stacks x 5 nickels in each stack = 40. 40 + 1 = 41.


43 dimes and 41 nickels.