SOLUTION: Mackenzie has 15 coins, which are all nickels and dimes. If the nickels were changed to quarters and the dimes were changed to nickels, the total value of the coins would remain un

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Question 785005: Mackenzie has 15 coins, which are all nickels and dimes. If the nickels were changed to quarters and the dimes were changed to nickels, the total value of the coins would remain unchanged. How many nickels and how many dimes does she have? ( the total value of the coins are not given, just the number of coins)
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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n + d = 15
5n + 10d = 25n + 5d
Simplify and solve that system by substitution.
Edwin