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Mrs boyd has a desk full of quarters and nickels if she has a total of 16 coins with a total face value of $3.00 how many of the coints are nickels

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5n + 25q = 365

Subtract 2nd from 1st to solve for "n":
20n = 360
n = 18 (# of nickels)
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