Solve the Problem. -Jamil Always Throws Loose Change into a Pencil Holder on Pencil

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Jamil always throws loose change into a pencil holder on his desk and takes it out every two weeks. This time it is all nickels and dimes. There are 3 times as many dimes as nickels, and the value of the dimes is $1.75 more
Than the value of the nickels. How many nickels and dimes does Jamil have?

A) 7 nickels and 21 dimes
B) 6 nickels and 18 dimes
C) 21 nickels and 7 dimes
D) 8 nickels and 24 dimes