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-Jamil Always Throws Loose Change into a Pencil Holder $\$ 7.80$

question 146

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-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 $\$ 7.80$ more than the value of the nickels. How many nickels and dimes does Jamil have?

• A) 12 nickels and 84 dimes
• B) 84 nickels and 12 dimes
• C) 11 nickels and 77 dimes
• D) 13 nickels and 91 dimes

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