SOLUTION: Two bags contain the same number of dimes as nickles. If the value of the coins in these bags is $2.85, how many nickles and how many dimes are there?

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Question 1044366: Two bags contain the same number of dimes as nickles. If the value of the coins in these bags is $2.85, how many nickles and how many dimes are there?
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Two bags contain the same number of dimes as nickles. If the value of the coins in these bags is $2.85, how many nickles and how many dimes are there?
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285/15 = 19 of each