Gary saved dimes and nickels at a ratio of 5:7. Then, he saved
20% more dimes and 3 times the original number of nickels. If
he had 540 dimes and nickels altogether in the end, how many
more dimes than nickels did he have?

One shot. if 60% of 10 is 6, then what is 70%? we know it would be seven (since 60% is mathematically 60/100, or 6/10, then 70% is 70/100, or 7/10) but we can check anyway using ratios: 6 : 60% = x : 70%*inverse multiplicationx * 60% = 6 * 70%*divide both sides by 60%x = (6 * 70%) / 60%x = 7and since he has made 6 shots already, he would need just one more to get 7 shots or 70%. if the explanation is too confusing, comment and i will try to

Do you mean conversion factor?