SOLUTION: sue has $1.95 in dimes and nickels. If she has 9 more dimes as nickels, how many of each coins does she have?

Question 990867: sue has $1.95 in dimes and nickels. If she has 9 more dimes as nickels, how many of each coins does she have?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sue has $1.95 in dimes and nickels. If she has 9 more dimes as nickels, how many of each coins does she have?
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Put the "9 more dimes" aside --> pairs of dimes and nickels worth $1.05.
They're 15 cents each
105/15 = 7 pairs
--> 7 nickels & 16 dimes
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The hard way:
d = n + 9
10d + 5n = 195
Solve for d and n

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