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

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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 2 times as many dimes as nickels, and the value of the dimes is
$0.90 more than the value of the nickels. How many nickels and dimes does Jamil have?

• A)6 nickels and 12 dimes
• B)7 nickels and 14 dimes
• C)5 nickels and 10 dimes
• D)12 nickels and 6 dimes

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