Solve the Problem. -Jamil Always Throws Loose Change into a Pencil Holder on Pencil

question 86

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-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 9 times as many dimes as nickels, and the value of the dimes is $3.40 more than the value of the nickels. How many nickels and dimes does Jamil have?

• A) 3 nickels and 27 dimes
• B) 5 nickels and 45 dimes
• C) 4 nickels and 36 dimes
• D) 36 nickels and 4 dimes

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