Ryan has $0.75 worth of pennies and nickels. He has 3 more nickels than pennies. Determine the number of pennies and the number of nickels that Ryan has.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Let n represent the number of nickels Ryan has. Then the number of pennies is n-3, and his coins have a value (in cents) of ...

  5n +1(n -3) = 75

  6n = 78 . . . . . . . . . collect terms, add 3

  n = 13 . . . . . . . . . .  number of nickels Ryan has

  n-3 = 10 . . . . . . . .  number of pennies Ryan has

Ryan has 10 pennies and 13 nickels.

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