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Twenty Nickels and Dimes

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January 15, 2009

Problem Statement

Patty has 20 20 coins consisting of nickels and dimes. If her nickels were dimes and her dimes were nickels, she would have 70 70 cents more. How much are her coins worth? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> $1.15<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> $1.20<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> $1.25<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> $1.30<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> $1.35 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ \$1.15\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ \$1.20\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ \$1.25\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ \$1.30\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \$1.35