SOLUTION: Jimmy has coins in his pocket consisting of nickels and dimes. If he has 6 more nickels than dimes and the value of the coins is $1.05, how many nickels does he have?
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Question 339460: Jimmy has coins in his pocket consisting of nickels and dimes. If he has 6 more nickels than dimes and the value of the coins is $1.05, how many nickels does he have? Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
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Jimmy has 5 dimes and 11 nickels.