QuestionThuy has 5 dimes and 8 nickels. How many cents is that in total? Calculate: .
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STEP 1
Assumptions1. Thuy has5 dimes and each dime is worth10 cents.
. Thuy has8 nickels and each nickel is worth5 cents.
3. We need to calculate the total amount of cents Thuy has.
STEP 2
First, we need to find the total amount of cents from the dimes. We can do this by multiplying the number of dimes by the value of each dime.
STEP 3
Now, plug in the given values for the number of dimes and the value of each dime to calculate the total cents from dimes.
STEP 4
Calculate the total cents from dimes.
STEP 5
Next, we need to find the total amount of cents from the nickels. We can do this by multiplying the number of nickels by the value of each nickel.
STEP 6
Now, plug in the given values for the number of nickels and the value of each nickel to calculate the total cents from nickels.
STEP 7
Calculate the total cents from nickels.
STEP 8
Now that we have the total cents from both the dimes and nickels, we can add these together to find the total amount of cents Thuy has.
STEP 9
Plug in the values for the total cents from dimes and the total cents from nickels to calculate the total cents.
STEP 10
Calculate the total cents Thuy has.
Thuy has90 cents.
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