Emily Elizabeth has $1.50 in dimes and nickels. She has 22 coins in all. How many nickels does she have?
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
We can set up the following system of equations:
, where
is the number of dimes she has and
is the number of nickels she has.
Multiplying the second equation by -5 and adding both equations lets us isolate and solve for
:

Plugging
into any of the two equations will let us solve for
:
.
Therefore, she has 14 nickels.
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