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Problem of the Week
Problem C
Gimme Some Change

Jean gave Karyna a bag of coins containing only nickels (\(5\) cent coins) and dimes (\(10\) cent coins). The total value of all the coins in the bag was \(\$11\) and there were \(16\) more nickels than dimes in the bag.

How many coins in total were in the bag?

Note: In Canada, \(100\) cents is equal to \(\$1\).


Themes: Algebra, Number Sense