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September 2009 Puzzle

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Ryan and Alyssa's piggy banks contain exactly the same amount of money consisting of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.  While they both have the same amount of money, Alyssa has four more quarters than Ryan does, however Ryan has more of each of the other coins.  In total, Ryan has 32 more coins than Alyssa.  Given that Alyssa has 23 nickels, how many nickels does Ryan have? 


 
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