SOLUTION: a piggy bank contains seventeen coins with a total of $1.15. If the coins are all nickels and dimes, how many of each kind of coin are there?

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Question 972671: a piggy bank contains seventeen coins with a total of $1.15. If the coins are all nickels and dimes, how many of each kind of coin are there?
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a piggy bank contains seventeen coins with a total of $1.15. If the coins are all nickels and dimes, how many of each kind of coin are there?
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N + D = 17
5N + 10D = 115