Jose has been collecting dimes and Nickels. He empties his wallet to find that he has 35 coins (only dimes and nickels) worth $2.55 How many dimes and how many nickels does Jose have?

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2022-09-11

Jose has been collecting dimes and Nickels. He empties his wallet to find that he has 35 coins (only dimes and nickels) worth $2.55 How many dimes and how many nickels does Jose have?

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Raina Russo

Raina Russo

Beginner2022-09-12Added 20 answers

Let Jose has x dimes and y nickels
x + y = 35 10 x + 5 y = 255
Solving
5 x = 80 x = 16 y = 19
Jose has 16 climes and 19 mickels

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