SOLUTION: Amy has $0.85 in nickels and dimes.She has two more nickel than dime.How many of each kind of coin does she have

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Question 429589: Amy has $0.85 in nickels and dimes.She has two more nickel than dime.How many of each kind of coin does she have
Answer by htmentor(1343) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let d = the number of dimes
Then the number of nickels = d + 2
Since the total is 85 cents, we can write the following equation:
10*d + 5*(d + 2) = 85
Solve for d:
10d + 5d + 10 = 85 -> 15d = 75 -> d = 5
Therefore, the number of dimes is 5 and the number of nickels is 7.