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Jonathon has $2.50. He has 7 more dimes than nickels. How many of each does he have? Only an alegebraic solution will be accepted

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2.50 = .15x + .7
-.7 - .7
1.8 = .15x
12 = x
7 more dimes so 12 nickels and 19 dimes


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