Question

Joy has 15 coins with a value of $1.10 (nickels and dimes). how many of each are there?

Answer 1

7 dimes and 8 nickles

Answer 2

Dimes= $0.10

Nickels=$0.05

$1.10 could hold 11 dimes or 22 nickels, but there on only 15 coins are in this total.

So a total of 7 dimes and 8 nickels is 15 coins and equal to $1.10