SOLUTION: A man has $2.55 in quarters and nickels. He has 9 more nickels than quarters. How many of each denomination of coin does he have

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Question 901154: A man has $2.55 in quarters and nickels. He has 9 more nickels than quarters. How many of each denomination of coin does he have
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A man has $2.55 in quarters and nickels. He has 9 more nickels than quarters. How many of each denomination of coin does he have
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Put the 9 nickels to the side.
Now he has sets of 1Q and 1N that are worth $2.10
210/30 = 7Q's and 7+9 nickels