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 2 times as many dimes as nickels, and the value of the dimes is $1.65 more than the value of the nickels. How many nickels and dimes does Jamil have?

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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 2 times as many dimes as nickels, and the value of the dimes is $1.65 more  than the value of the nickels. How many nickels and dimes does Jamil have?

vshiroky · Answer

I need to know how to explain it step by step

mertsj · Answer

Let n = number of nickels
How many dimes would there be?