SOLUTION: Dylan has 19 coins in his pocket, all nickels and dimes. The total value of the coins is $1.10. Find the number of nickels and the number of dimes in Dylan's pocket.

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Question 375990: Dylan has 19 coins in his pocket, all nickels and dimes. The total value of the coins is $1.10. Find the number of nickels and the number of dimes in Dylan's pocket.
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1.D%2BN=19
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10D%2B5N=110
2.2D%2BN=22
Subtract eq. 1 from eq. 2,
2D%2BN-D-N=22-19
highlight%28D=3%29
Then from eq. 1
3%2BN=19
highlight%28N=16%29