TGIF. Chris and Terry have been trying to live within their budget but miss going out to dinner on Friday nights. They decide not to spend any nickels or quarters they receive as change for a month and save these in a jar. At the end of the second week they have a total of 165 coins in the jar. The value of the coins totals $23.25. How many nickels are in the jar?

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5 n + 25 q = 2325
n + q = 165

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TGIF. Chris and Terry have been trying to live within their budget but miss going out to dinner on Friday nights. They decide not to spend any nickels or quarters they receive as change for a month and save these in a jar. At the end of the second week they have a total of 165 coins in the jar. The value of the coins totals $23.25. How many nickels are in the jar?

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5 n + 25 q = 2325
n + q = 165

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5 n + 25 q = 2325 n + q = 165