SOLUTION: The coin box of a vending machine contains only nickels and dimes. There are 350 coins worth $25. How many nickels and how many dimes did the box contain?

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Question States*** Cents makes Sense (Let x represent the number of Dimes)

10x + 5(350-x) = 2500

 5x = 750

  x = 150, number of Dimes, 200 Nickels 

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 or $25