A woman has $1.70 in dimes and nickels. She has 5 more dimes than nickels. How many nickels does she have?
A)13 nickels
B)3 nickels
C)8 nickels
D)18 nickels

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The total amount can be represented as 0.10d + 0.05n = 1.70, where d is the number of dimes and n is the number of nickels. Given that she has 5 more dimes than nickels (d = n + 5), substituting and solving the equations leads to n = 8 nickels.

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