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300 nickels

Step-by-step explanation:

Reading the question, someone has 435 nickels and dimes.

The total is $28.50.

You're trying to find how many nickels he has.

All you need to do is set up a system of equations.

I'm going to use x as the number of nickels and y as the number of dimes.

Based on the question, you can say that

x + y = 435

(the number of nickels and dimes have t equal 435)

and 0.05x + 0.1y = $28.50

(nickels are 5 cents and dimes are 10 cents)

You want to solve for x, the number of nickels.

You can manipulate the first equation by subtracting x on both sides.

After you do that, you will get y = 435 - x. Now, you can substitute this equation into the second one.

First, you can distribute the 0.1.

0.05x  + 0.1(435 - x) = 28.50

Then, you can put the two x's together.

0.05x + 43.5 -0.1x = 28.50

Next, you can subtract 43.5 on both sides to isolate x.

-0.05x + 43.5 = 28.50

Finally, you can divide on both sides to get x, which is the number of nickels.

-0.05x = - 15

x = 300 nickels

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