SOLUTION: Jamil always throws loose change into a pencil holder on his desk and takes it out every two weeks. This time it is all nickels and dimes. There are 8 times as many dimes as nickel

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Question 296830: Jamil always throws loose change into a pencil holder on his desk and takes it out every two weeks. This time it is all nickels and dimes. There are 8 times as many dimes as nickels, and the value of the dimes is $5.25 more than the value of the nickels. How many nickels and dimes does Jamil have?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8n=d
10d=525+5n
d=56, n=7