SOLUTION: how many nickels and dimes it takes to make $4.45?

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Question 281992: how many nickels and dimes it takes to make $4.45?
Answer by josmiceli(9817) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
there must be at least 1 nickel, since amount ends in 5
If the rest were dimes,
44 dimes and 1 nickel
or
43 dimes and 3 nickels
42 dimes and 5 nickels
41 dimes and 7 nickels
etc.
I think you're missing a piece of the problem,
like how many coins there are