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Counting Pennies and Nickels

Source: 2014 AMC 10B #1 & 2014 AMC 12B #1

February 20, 2014
AMC

Problem Statement

Leah has 1313 coins, all of which are pennies and nickels. If she had one more nickel than she has now, then she would have the same number of pennies and nickels. In cents, how much are Leah's coins worth?
(A) 33(B) 35(C) 37(D) 39(E) 41 \textbf {(A) } 33 \qquad \textbf {(B) } 35 \qquad \textbf {(C) } 37 \qquad \textbf {(D) } 39 \qquad \textbf {(E) } 41
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