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Grade 5ChallengeDecimal Operations

Decimal Operations · Challenge problem

In this problem, every nickel (55 cents) weighs 55 grams and every dime (1010 cents) weighs 2.272.27 grams. A pile of nickels and dimes is worth exactly $1.00\$1.00 and weighs 38.1638.16 grams. How many dimes are in the pile?