Question

A youth organization collected nickels and dimes for a charity drive. By the end of the 1-day drive, the youth had collected $49.00. If there were three times as many dimes as nickels, how many of each type of coin was collected?​

Answer 1

490 dimes.

Explanation:

I tried all the possible ways i could think of to multiply and add to use the nickels but couldn't find a way to equal $49