2014 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 1
Problem
Leah has 
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?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 33\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 35\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 37\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 39\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 41$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Solution
She has 
pennies and 
nickels, where 
. If she had 
nickels then 
, so 
and 
. So she has 6 nickels and 7 pennies, which clearly have a value of 
cents.
See also
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