Kyle has a total of 16 coins in his pocket. All the coins are nickels or quarters, and they have a total value of $2.20. How many nickels does Kyle have? 7 nickels 8 nickels 9 nickels 11 nickels

A nickel is 5 cents or $0.05 and quarters are 25 cents or $0.25. The system of linear equation that would best represent the given scenario in this item is,

x + y = 16

0.05x + 0.25y = 2.20

The values of x and y in the equations are 9 and 7. Thus, there are 9 nickels in his pocket.