SOLUTION: Joey has 24 coins in his pocket. The coins are all nickels and dimes. The total value of the coins is $1.85. How many dimes does Joey have? Which of the following systems is correc

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Question 1117480: Joey has 24 coins in his pocket. The coins are all nickels and dimes. The total value of the coins is $1.85. How many dimes does Joey have? Which of the following systems is correct for this situation?
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Joey has 24 coins in his pocket. The coins are all nickels and dimes. The total value of the coins is $1.85. How many dimes does Joey have? Which of the following systems is correct for this situation?
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Quantity:: n + d = 24 coins
Value:::: 5n+10d = 185 cents
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Stan H.
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