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Kyle has a total of 16 coins in his pocket. All the coins are nickels or quarters, and they have a total value of $2.20. How many nickels does Kyle have?
7 nickels
8 nickels
9 nickels
11 nickels

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let n = number of nickels. Then quarters = 16 − n. Value: 5n + 25(16 − n) = 220 cents.
5n + 400 − 25n = 220 → −20n = −180 → n = 9.

Answer: 9 nickels.