Jamil always throws loose change into a pencil holder on his desk and takes it out every two weeks. This time it is all nickels and dimes. There are 7 times as many dimes as nickels, and the value of the dimes is $2.60 more than the value of the nickels. How many nickels and dimes does Jamil have?
Choose one answer.
a. 28 nickels and 4 dimes
b. 3 nickels and 21 dimes
c. 4 nickels and 28 dimes
d. 5 nickels and 35 dimes Jamil always throws loose change into a pencil holder on his desk and takes it out every two weeks. This time it is all nickels and dimes. There are 7 times as many di

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Jamil always throws loose change into a pencil holder on his desk and takes it out every two weeks. This time it is all nickels and dimes. There are 7 times as many dimes as nickels, and the value of the dimes is $2.60 more than the value of the nickels. How many nickels and dimes does Jamil have?
Choose one answer.
	 a. 28 nickels and 4 dimes	
	 b. 3 nickels and 21 dimes	
	 c. 4 nickels and 28 dimes	
	 d. 5 nickels and 35 dimes Jamil always throws loose change into a pencil holder on his desk and takes it out every two weeks. This time it is all nickels and dimes. There are 7 times as many di

anonymous · Answer

35 dimes 5 nickels so answer D

anonymous · Answer

hey i solve this way round :
I assume dime as d and nickel as n with their values as 0.1 and .05 of a dollar resp.
then i formed 2 equations according to the question as d=7n and second one as $$0.1\times d =2.60 + 0.05 \times n$$ then i plugged in the value of 1st equation in 2nd one as got n=4 and d=28 i.e. option C