SOLUTION: jamil always throws loose change into a pencil holder on his desk and takes it out every two weeks. this time it is all nickels and dimes. there are 8 times as many dimes as nickel

Question 417829: jamil always throws loose change into a pencil holder on his desk and takes it out every two weeks. this time it is all nickels and dimes. there are 8 times as many dimes as nickels, and the value of the dimes is $9.00 more than the value of the nickels. how many nickels and dimes does jamil have?
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jamil always throws loose change into a pencil holder on his desk and takes it out every two weeks. this time it is all nickels and dimes. there are 8 times as many dimes as nickels, and the value of the dimes is $9.00 more than the value of the nickels. how many nickels and dimes does jamil have?
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let x=number of nickels
Then 8x=number of dimes
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8x*.10-.05x=9.00
.8x-.05x=9.00
.75x=9.00
x=12
8x=96
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ans:
Jamil has 12 nickels and 96 dimes in his pencil holder

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