Nolan had 20 dimes it takes three dimes to buy a pencil from the vending machine Nolan bought more than one pencil how many dimes does he have left

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Braden Sellers

2 October, 04:22

Nolan had 20 dimes it takes three dimes to buy a pencil from the vending machine Nolan bought more than one pencil how many dimes does he have left

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Malia Morgan · Answer 1

20 dimes/3 dimes = 6 (pencils) + 2 dimes left over

Check: 3*6=18 dimes were spend

!8+2=20 dimes were at first.

in general,

if he bought x pencils

3x - he spend on pencils

(20-3x) - dimes left

Judah Donaldson · Answer 2

He should have a total of two dimes left